Where does “siever” come from?
siever (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,...
siever (English): One who sieves
Definitions
- One who sieves
Ancestry of “siever”, step by step
siever 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |