Where does “Siff” come from?

Siff (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German sif, from Old High German ()sif, from Old High German sib, from Proto-Germanic sibi.

Siff (Luxembourgish): sieve

Definitions

  1. sieve

Ancestry of “Siff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansif—
2Old High German()sif—
3Old High Germansibsieve
4Proto-Germanicsibi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sibi →Every word from Old High German sib →Every word from Old High German ()sif →
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