Where does “seihen” come from?

seihen (German) comes 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;...

seihen (German): to filter, to sift, to strain

Definitions

  1. to filter, to sift, to strain

Ancestry of “seihen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansīhen—
2Old High Germansīhanto strain, to drip
3Proto-West Germanicsīhwanto filter
4Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “seihen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →