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Where does “saiwiz” come from?

saiwiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

saiwiz (Proto-Germanic): sea, ocean

Definitions

  1. sea, ocean

Ancestry of “saiwiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
3Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “saiwiz”

  • sea
  • soul
  • seas
  • seafood
  • seaweed
  • seashore
  • seaport
  • soulless
  • seabed
  • souled
  • soulful
  • seafloor
  • seaworthy
  • undersea
  • seagull
  • seaplane
  • seagoing
  • seafront
  • seagrass
  • seaborne
  • seashell
  • seabird
  • sowl
  • seascape
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