Where does “siethan” come from?

siethan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic seuþan, from Proto-Germanic seuþaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

siethan (Old Dutch): to boil

Definitions

  1. to boil

Ancestry of “siethan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicseuþanto seethe, to boil
2Proto-Germanicseuþanąto seethe; boil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “siethan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seuþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic seuþan →