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Where does “sithence” come from?

sithence (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.

sithence (English): Thereupon; subsequently, afterwards; Since; From...

Definitions

  1. Thereupon; subsequently, afterwards; Since; From...

Ancestry of “sithence”, step by step

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; time , instance
7Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
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