Where does “sibling” come from?
Sibling comes from Old English sibling, derived from Old English sibb meaning family relation, from Proto-Germanic sibjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ- meaning kinship.
sibling (English): A person who shares a parent; one's brother or...
Definitions
- A person who shares a parent; one's brother or...
Ancestry of “sibling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sibling | relative, kinsman |
| 2 | Old English | -ling | adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or... |
| 3 | Old English | lang | long; lasting; old, ancient; advanced |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “sibling”