Where does “si” come from?

si (Danish) comes from Old Norse sía, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

si (Danish): sieve; strainer; colander

Definitions

  1. sieve; strainer; colander

Ancestry of “si”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesíato sieve, filter
2Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “si”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →