Where does “syftynge” come from?
syftynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English syften, from Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic siftijan — to sift.
syftynge (Middle English): sifting
Ancestry of “syftynge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | syften | To sift, strain, or percolate; to pass through a... |
| 2 | Old English | siftan | to sift |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | siftijan | to sift |
Words derived from “syftynge”