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
- A rush; A wick made from this plant
Ancestry of “seave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sef | sedge, rush |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sipōną | to drop, fall, drip, trickle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
Words derived from “seave”