Where does “sīþþan” come from?
sīþþan (Old English) comes from Old English sīþ þǣm, from Old English sīþ, from Proto-West Germanic sinþ, from Proto-Germanic sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
sīþþan (Old English): afterwards, subsequently
Definitions
- afterwards, subsequently
Ancestry of “sīþþan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sīþ þǣm | after/since that |
| 2 | Old English | sīþ | journey, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sinþ | journey, way, path; time, occasion |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sinþaz | journey, way, path |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |