Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “sīw-”

51 words across 12 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — including sewing, sue, sew, suer, suability, oversew, countersue, sueth.

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English (22)

Norwegian Bokmål (6)

Norwegian Nynorsk (5)

Old English (4)

Middle English (3)

Swedish (2)

Danish (2)

Old Norse (2)

Saterland Frisian (2)

Old Frisian (1)

Icelandic (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)