Where does “sive” come from?
sive (Danish) comes from Swedish sipa, from Proto-Germanic sipōną, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
sive (Danish): flow slowly or slowly leak
Definitions
- flow slowly or slowly leak
Ancestry of “sive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sipa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sipōną | to drop, fall, drip, trickle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |