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Where does “sibb” come from?

sibb (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sibbju, from Proto-Germanic sibjō, from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ-.

sibb (Old English): kinship; peace

Definitions

  1. kinship; peace

Ancestry of “sibb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsibbjurelationship, kinship
2Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
3Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—

Words derived from “sibb”

  • gossip
  • sibling
  • gossipy
  • sib
  • gossiper
  • sibship
  • stepsibling
  • siblicide
  • siblinghood
  • gossipmonger
  • siblingship
  • nonsibling
  • gossipless
  • fullsib
  • siblinglike
  • gossipiness
  • gossipfest
  • siblingless
  • stepsib
  • half-sibling
  • step-sibling
  • gossipily
  • siblingly
  • siblinged
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