Where does “siv” come from?
siv (Danish) comes from Old Norse sef, from Proto-Germanic sipōną, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
siv (Danish): rush, any plant of several species of the genus...
Definitions
- rush, any plant of several species of the genus...
Ancestry of “siv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sef | sedge, rush |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sipōną | to drop, fall, drip, trickle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |