Where does “sever” come from?
sever (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sēfar, from Proto-West Germanic *saifr, from Proto-Germanic saifraz, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...
Ancestry of “sever”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | sēfar | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *saifr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saifraz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seyp- | to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,... |
Words derived from “sever”