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Where does “siftan” come from?

siftan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic siftijan — to sift.

siftan (Old English): to sift

Definitions

  1. to sift

Ancestry of “siftan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsiftijanto sift

Words derived from “siftan”

  • sift
  • sifting
  • sifter
  • plansifter
  • resift
  • siftproof
  • siftingly
  • siftable
  • presift
  • siftability
  • syftynge
  • syften
Every word from Proto-West Germanic siftijan →