Where does “sef” come from?
sef (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sif, from Proto-West Germanic sibi, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...
Ancestry of “sef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | sif | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sibi | sieve |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seyp- | to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,... |