Where does “sæwielm” come from?

sæwielm (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;...

sæwielm (Old English): a billow

Definitions

  1. a billow

Ancestry of “sæwielm”, step by step

sæwielm 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 wielm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwielmthat which wells or seethes; surge; fount;...
2Proto-GermanicwalmizA welling (up); seething; roiling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →