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Where does “sichten” come from?

sichten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch siften, from Proto-West Germanic siftijan — to sift.

Ancestry of “sichten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsiften—
2Proto-West Germanicsiftijanto sift

Words derived from “sichten”

  • ziften
  • muggenziften
  • muggenzifter
  • siften
Every word from Proto-West Germanic siftijan →