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Where does “siþþan” come from?

siþþan (Old English) comes 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.

siþþan (Old English): afterwards, subsequently; since; ago, since

Definitions

  1. afterwards, subsequently; since; ago, since

Ancestry of “siþþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsīþjourney, movement, trip, point in time, occasion;...
2Proto-West Germanicsinþjourney, way, path; time, occasion
3Proto-Germanicsinþazjourney, way, path; time , instance
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “siþþan”

  • since
  • sign
  • signing
  • signage
  • signer
  • syne
  • signpost
  • signboard
  • cosigner
  • sithence
  • cosign
  • signoff
  • sithen
  • callsign
  • signless
  • nonsigning
  • signee
  • signwriter
  • stopsign
  • legisign
  • nonsigner
  • signout
  • protosign
  • signwriting
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