Where does “sy” come from?

sy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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;...

sy (Norwegian Nynorsk): to sew; to stitch

Definitions

  1. to sew; to stitch

Ancestry of “sy”, step by step

sy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sjór

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

via Old Norse sýja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesýjato sew
2Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
3Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

Words derived from “sy”

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