Where does “síma” come from?

síma (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sīmô, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- — to tie, bind.

síma (Old Norse): a string, cord

Definitions

  1. a string, cord

Ancestry of “síma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsīmôrope, cord, string
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁i-to tie, bind

Words derived from “síma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīmô →