Where does “sēve” come from?

sēve (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Norse sifi, from Proto-West Germanic sibi, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

Ancestry of “sēve”, step by step

sēve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sifi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesifia relation by marriage, an affinis
2Proto-West Germanicsibisieve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyp-to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

via Old Dutch sivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsivi—
2Proto-Germanicsibi—

Words derived from “sēve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyp- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sibi →Every word from Old Norse sifi →