Where does “skåveg” come from?

skåveg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish skå, 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;...

skåveg (Norwegian Nynorsk): a way, which goes diagonally on a mountainside or a hillside

Definitions

  1. a way, which goes diagonally on a mountainside or a hillside

Ancestry of “skåveg”, step by step

skåveg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskå—
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 veg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvegroad; way; direction
2Old Norsevegrway, road; honour, distinction;...
3Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →