Where does “sjöfarare” come from?
sjöfarare (Swedish) comes from Swedish sjö, from Old Norse sær, from Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
sjöfarare (Swedish): a navigator, an explorer (at sea), a seafarer
Definitions
- a navigator, an explorer (at sea), a seafarer
Ancestry of “sjöfarare”, step by step
sjöfarare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sjö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sjö | a lake, small sea |
| 2 | Old Norse | sær | the sea, ocean; second/third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Swedish farare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | farare | a farer |
| 2 | Swedish | fara | to go, to travel; a danger |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fara | to go, to travel |
| 4 | Old Norse | fara | to fare, to travel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |