Where does “sīþ” come from?

sīþ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sinþ, from Proto-Germanic sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sīþ (Old English): journey, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;...

Definitions

  1. journey, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;...

Ancestry of “sīþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsinþjourney, way, path; time, occasion
2Proto-Germanicsinþazjourney, way, path
3Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sīþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinþaz →