soe
English
/səʊ/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) a large wooden vessel for carrying water, especially one to be carried on a pole between two people.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sō (vat, large tub) inherited from Old English sā (vessel, a tub, pail) derived from Old Norse sár (large cask) inherited from Proto-Germanic *saihaz (bucket, vat) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seyk- (reach, pour, grasp, wither, strain).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*seyk-
Gloss
reach, pour, grasp, wither, strain
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dēsiccāre Latin
- dēsiccātus Latin
- siccus Latin
- siccāre Latin
- ἰσχνός Ancient Greek
- ἵκω Ancient Greek
- *seyk- Proto-Indo-European
- *saihaldą Proto-Germanic
- *saihaz Proto-Germanic
- *sairaz Proto-Germanic
- *sairą Proto-Germanic
- *sīganą Proto-Germanic
- så Swedish
- sådär Swedish
- såhär Swedish
- sålunda Swedish
- sår Swedish
- varsågod Swedish
- sā Old English
- sō Middle English
- svá Old Norse
- sár Old Norse
- sår Danish
- sár Faroese
- saar Old Danish
- sar Old Danish