Where does “særinc” come from?

særinc (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;...

særinc (Old English): a seaman, one who travels by sea used to describe the Scandinavians

Definitions

  1. a seaman, one who travels by sea used to describe the Scandinavians

Ancestry of “særinc”, step by step

særinc 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 rinc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrincman, warrior
2Proto-Germanicrinkizupright man
3Proto-Germanicrinkazstraight, upright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →