Where does “ziften” come from?

ziften (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch siften, from Middle Dutch sichten, from Old Dutch siften, from Proto-West Germanic siftijan — to sift.

ziften (Dutch): to sift

Definitions

  1. to sift

Ancestry of “ziften”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsiften—
2Middle Dutchsichten—
3Old Dutchsiften—
4Proto-West Germanicsiftijanto sift

Words derived from “ziften”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic siftijan →Every word from Old Dutch siften →Every word from Middle Dutch sichten →