Where does “Sippe” come from?

Sippe (German) comes from Middle High German sippe, from Old High German sibba, from Proto-West Germanic sibbju, from Proto-Germanic sibjō, from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ-.

Sippe (German): tribe; family

Definitions

  1. tribe; family

Ancestry of “Sippe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansipperelated
2Old High Germansibba—
3Proto-West Germanicsibbjurelationship, kinship
4Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
5Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sibjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sibbju →