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Where does “syften” come from?

syften (Middle English) comes from Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic siftijan — to sift.

syften (Middle English): To sift, strain, or percolate; to pass through a...

Definitions

  1. To sift, strain, or percolate; to pass through a...

Ancestry of “syften”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsiftanto sift
2Proto-West Germanicsiftijanto sift

Words derived from “syften”

  • sift
  • sifting
  • sifter
  • plansifter
  • resift
  • siftproof
  • siftingly
  • siftable
  • presift
  • siftability
  • syftynge
Every word from Proto-West Germanic siftijan →