Where does “siþboc” come from?

siþboc (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.

siþboc (Old English): itinerary

Definitions

  1. itinerary

Ancestry of “siþboc”, step by step

siþboc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sīþ

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

via Old English bōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōcbeech; book
2Proto-Germanicbōk—
3Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinþaz →