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Where does “Sif” come from?

Sif (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sibjō, from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ-.

Ancestry of “Sif”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Sif”

  • Siv
  • Sif
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