Where does “sær” come from?

sær (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sær (Old Norse): the sea, ocean; second/third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. the sea, ocean; second/third-person singular...

Ancestry of “sær”, step by step

sær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesikoneself
2Proto-GermanicsikAlternative form of *sek
3Proto-Germanicsīkątrickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

via Proto-Germanic saiwiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “sær”

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