Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “sýja” come from?

sýja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

sýja (Old Norse): to sew

Definitions

  1. to sew

Ancestry of “sýja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
2Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

Words derived from “sýja”

  • söm
  • sy
  • synål
  • sy
  • symaskin
  • søm
  • sying
  • sømløs
  • synål
  • sy
  • saum
  • symaskin
  • sying
  • søm
  • sy
  • saumur
  • saumr
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