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
- sieve; strainer; colander
Ancestry of “si”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sía | to sieve, filter |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |