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Where does “*sīpan” come from?
*sīpan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic sīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seib.
Ancestry of “*sīpan”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
sīpaną
to drip, to pour
2
Proto-Indo-European
*seib
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Words derived from “*sīpan”
seep
seepage
sipe
seepy
microseepage
antiseepage
sipen
zijpen
sipete
seepeth
seeper
macroseepage
seepiness
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