Where does “sjøtransport” come from?

sjøtransport (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;...

sjøtransport (Norwegian Nynorsk): sea transport transport by sea

Definitions

  1. sea transport transport by sea

Ancestry of “sjøtransport”, step by step

sjøtransport 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 transport

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktransporttransport, transportation
2Medieval Latintransportus—
3Latintrānsportāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →