Where does “sibbe” come from?

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

sibbe (Middle English): relative; kinsman

Definitions

  1. relative; kinsman

Ancestry of “sibbe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sibbe”

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