Where does “seave” come from?

seave (English) comes from Old Norse sef, from Proto-Germanic sipōną, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

seave (English): A rush; A wick made from this plant

Definitions

  1. A rush; A wick made from this plant

Ancestry of “seave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesefsedge, rush
2Proto-Germanicsipōnąto drop, fall, drip, trickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “seave”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sipōną →Every word from Old Norse sef →