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
Ancestry of “zeef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | sēve | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | sifi | a relation by marriage, an affinis |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sibi | sieve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seyp- | to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,... |
Words derived from “zeef”