Where does “Seihtuch” come from?
Seihtuch (German) comes from German seihen, from Middle High German sīhen, from Old High German sīhan, from Proto-West Germanic sīhwan, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Seihtuch (German): cheesecloth
Definitions
- cheesecloth
Ancestry of “Seihtuch”, step by step
Seihtuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German seihen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | seihen | to filter, to sift, to strain |
| 2 | Middle High German | sīhen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sīhan | to strain, to drip |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sīhwan | to filter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |