Where does “sien” come from?

sien (Middle English) comes from Old English sīgan, from Proto-West Germanic sīgan, from Proto-Germanic sīganą, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sien (Middle English): Alternative form of seien

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of seien

Ancestry of “sien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsīganto sink, fall, drop; to sink, descend
2Proto-West Germanicsīganto sink, to drop
3Proto-Germanicsīganąto sink, to drop
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “sien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīganą →