Where does “siften” come from?

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

Ancestry of “siften”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsichten—
2Old Dutchsiften—
3Proto-West Germanicsiftijanto sift

Words derived from “siften”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic siftijan →Every word from Old Dutch siften →Every word from Middle Dutch sichten →