Where does “sibbian” come from?

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

sibbian (Old English): to make peace; rejoice

Definitions

  1. to make peace; rejoice

Ancestry of “sibbian”, step by step

sibbian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sibb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsibbkinship; peace
2Proto-West Germanicsibbjurelationship, kinship
3Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
4Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—

via Proto-Germanic sibjōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsibjōnąto reconcile; to unite

Words derived from “sibbian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sibjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sibbju →