sjógvur
Faroese
[ˈʃɛkvʊɹ]
noun
Definitions
- sea, all saltwater on Earth
- big wave
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sær (independently, separately) derived from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (sea, ocean).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*saiwiz
Gloss
sea, ocean
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
海
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *seykʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sh₂ey-, *sh₂ey-wo- Proto-Indo-European
- *sh₂ey-wo- Proto-Indo-European
- *saiwiz Proto-Germanic
- isär Swedish
- sjö Swedish
- sæ Old English
- sǣ Old English
- sjór Old Norse
- sær Old Norse
- sær, sjár, sjór Old Norse
- især Danish
- sjór Icelandic
- sær Icelandic
- seo Old High German
- sēo Old High German
- sjóvinna Faroese
- vinna Faroese
- 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 Gothic
- *saiwi gmw-pro
- seo Old Dutch
- sēo Old Dutch
- seo Old Saxon
- sēo Old Saxon
- sē Old Frisian