Where does “siþ” come from?

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

siþ (Old English): time; times; journey

Definitions

  1. time; times; journey

Ancestry of “siþ”, step by step

siþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic sinþ

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

via Proto-Germanic sīþuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsīþuzlate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinþaz →