Where does “sib” come from?

sib (Middle English) comes from Old English sibb, from Proto-West Germanic sibbju, from Proto-Germanic sibjō, from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ-.

sib (Middle English): having kinship; kinsmen; peace

Definitions

  1. having kinship; kinsmen; peace

Ancestry of “sib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsibbkinship; peace
2Proto-West Germanicsibbjurelationship, kinship
3Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
4Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—

Words derived from “sib”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sibjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sibbju →