Where does “sieveful” come from?
sieveful (English) comes from English sieve, from Middle English sive, from Old English sife, from Proto-West Germanic sibi, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...
sieveful (English): As much as a sieve can hold
Definitions
- As much as a sieve can hold
Ancestry of “sieveful”, step by step
sieveful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sieve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sieve | A device with a mesh bottom to separate, in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | sive | sieve, riddle, sile; The amount that fits in a... |
| 3 | Old English | sife | sieve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sibi | sieve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seyp- | to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,... |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |