Where does “sīhan” come from?

sīhan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic sīhwan, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sīhan (Old High German): to strain, to drip

Definitions

  1. to strain, to drip

Ancestry of “sīhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsīhwanto filter
2Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “sīhan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →