Where does “sīwian” come from?
sīwian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.
Ancestry of “sīwian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | siwjaną | to sew |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sīw- | to sew |
Words derived from “sīwian”