Where does “zeef” come from?

zeef (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sēve, from Old Norse sifi, from Proto-West Germanic sibi, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

zeef (Dutch): screen, sieve

Definitions

  1. screen, sieve

Ancestry of “zeef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsēve—
2Old Norsesifia relation by marriage, an affinis
3Proto-West Germanicsibisieve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyp-to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

Words derived from “zeef”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyp- →