Proto-Germanic

*saiwiz

‘body of water: lake, sea, ocean’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, most familiar first.

• sea ← see ← sǣ ← *saiwi
• soul ← soule ← sāwol ← *saiwalu ← *saiwalō
• sowl ← soule ← sāwol ← *saiwalu ← *saiwalō

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *saiwiz