Where does “sægrund” come from?

sægrund (Old English) comes from Old English sǣ, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, 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;...

sægrund (Old English): the bottom of the sea, seabed

Definitions

  1. the bottom of the sea, seabed

Ancestry of “sægrund”, step by step

sægrund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sǣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsǣsea, lake
2Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
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 Old English grund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrundground; bottom, foundation; abyss, depths
2Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →