Where does “Sif” come from?

Sif (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Sif, from Proto-Germanic sibjō, from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ-.

Sif (Icelandic): Sif (wife of Thor)

Definitions

  1. Sif (wife of Thor)

Ancestry of “Sif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSif—
2Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
3Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sibjō →Every word from Old Norse Sif →