Where does “*siþe” come from?

*siþe (Middle English) comes from Old English sīþ, from Proto-West Germanic sinþ, from Proto-Germanic sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

Ancestry of “*siþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsīþjourney, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;...
2Proto-West Germanicsinþjourney, way, path; time, occasion
3Proto-Germanicsinþazjourney, way, path
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “*siþe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinþaz →