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Where does “sihen” come from?

sihen (Middle English) comes from Old English sīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan.

Ancestry of “sihen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsīcanto sigh
2Proto-West Germanic*sīkan—

Words derived from “sihen”

  • sigh
  • sithe
  • sigheth
  • sighest
  • sigher
  • sighful
  • sighless
  • sighlike
  • sitheman
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan →