Where does “sithe” come from?

sithe (English) comes from English sithen, from Middle English sithen, from Old English siþþan, from Old English sīþ, from Proto-West Germanic sinþ, from Proto-Germanic sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sithe (English): Obsolete form of scythe; Alternative spelling of...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of scythe; Alternative spelling of...

Ancestry of “sithe”, step by step

sithe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sithen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsithenFrom or since the time that; Since then, after...
2Middle EnglishsithenFrom or since the time that; since then, after...
3Old Englishsiþþanafterwards, subsequently; since; ago, since
4Old Englishsīþjourney, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;...
5Proto-West Germanicsinþjourney, way, path; time, occasion
6Proto-Germanicsinþazjourney, way, path
7Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Old English sigþe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsigþean implement for mowing; scythe, sickle
2Proto-West Germanic*sigiþīsickle
3Proto-Germanic*sigiþizsickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sithe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent-Every word from Proto-Germanic sinþaz
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