Where does “sêver” come from?

sêver (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,...

sêver (Middle Dutch): drool, saliva

Definitions

  1. drool, saliva

Ancestry of “sêver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsēfar—
2Proto-West Germanic*saifrslime, drool, spit
3Proto-Germanicsaifraz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyp-to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

Words derived from “sêver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saifraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *saifr →