Where does “sift” come from?
Sift comes from Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic siftijan, a word of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
sift (English): To sieve or strain; To separate or scatter as if...
Definitions
- To sieve or strain; To separate or scatter as if...
Ancestry of “sift”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | syften | To sift, strain, or percolate; to pass through a... |
| 2 | Old English | siftan | to sift |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | siftijan | to sift |
Words derived from “sift”