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
Ancestry of “siþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sinþ | journey, way, path; time, occasion |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sinþaz | journey, way, path; time , instance |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |