Where does “sissen” come from?

sissen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch cissen.

sissen (Middle English): to hiss; buzz; hum

Definitions

  1. to hiss; buzz; hum

Ancestry of “sissen”, step by step

sissen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch cissen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcissen—

via Middle Low German sissen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansissento hiss; buzz

via Middle Dutch sissen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsissen—

Words derived from “sissen”

Every word from Middle Dutch cissen →