Where does “sía” come from?
sía (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sía, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
sía (Icelandic): to filter; to sieve, to sift; filter
Definitions
- to filter; to sieve, to sift; filter
Ancestry of “sía”, step by step
sía traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse sía
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sía | to sieve, filter |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Proto-Germanic sīhwǭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwǭ | — |