Where does “sieving” come from?

sieving (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,...

sieving (English): present participle of sieve; The act of passing...

Definitions

present participle of sieve; The act of passing...

Ancestry of “sieving”, step by step

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,...

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