Where does “sif” come from?
sif (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ()sif, from Old High German sib, from Proto-Germanic sibi.
Ancestry of “sif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | ()sif | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sib | sieve |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sibi | — |