Where does “sjöräddning” come from?

sjöräddning (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;...

sjöräddning (Swedish): (an organization that carries out) maritime search and rescue

Definitions

  1. (an organization that carries out) maritime search and rescue

Ancestry of “sjöräddning”, step by step

sjöräddning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sjö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjöa lake, small sea
2Old Norsesærthe sea, ocean; second/third-person singular...
3Old Norsesikoneself
4Proto-GermanicsikAlternative form of *sek
5Proto-Germanicsīkątrickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

via Swedish räddning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräddningsaving, a save (of someone's life, or from going under more broadly, like in English)
2Swedish-ningUsed to form nouns from a verb, usually referring...
3Old Norse-ning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sīką