Where does “söggr” come from?
söggr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sawwijaz, from Proto-Germanic sawwą, from Proto-Indo-European saw-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
söggr (Old Norse): dank, wet
Ancestry of “söggr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sawwijaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sawwą | juice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | saw- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
Words derived from “söggr”