Where does “sjølei” come from?

sjølei (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sjø, from Old Norse sjór, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sjølei (Norwegian Nynorsk): naval route

Definitions

  1. naval route

Ancestry of “sjølei”, step by step

sjølei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sjø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksjøa sea, ocean; a lake
2Old NorsesjórAlternative form of sær
3Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
4Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

via Norwegian Nynorsk lei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskleiroute, sea route (a route, mostly along a coastline or between islands, that is safe to sail)
2Old Norseleiðruncomfortable; tired
3Proto-Germaniclaiþazloath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “sjølei

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną