Where does “sīwian” come from?

sīwian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

sīwian (Old English): to sew

Definitions

  1. to sew

Ancestry of “sīwian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
2Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

Words derived from “sīwian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →