Where does “saiwi” come from?

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

saiwi (Proto-West Germanic): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “saiwi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
2Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “saiwi”

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