Where does “sewet” come from?
sewet (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman suet, from Old French seü, from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Ancestry of “sewet”, step by step
sewet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman suet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | suet | — |
| 2 | Old French | seü | Alternative form of seu |
| 3 | Latin | sēbum | tallow, grease |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
via Old French siuet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | siuet | — |