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Where does “siodan” come from?

siodan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic seuþaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

siodan (Old High German): to seethe

Definitions

  1. to seethe

Ancestry of “siodan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicseuþanąto seethe; boil
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “siodan”

  • Siedepunkt
  • Siedetemperatur
  • sieden
  • sieden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →