Where does “sy” come from?
sy (Swedish) comes from Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.
sy (Swedish): to sew
Ancestry of “sy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sýja | to sew |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | siwjaną | to sew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sīw- | to sew |