Where does “sía” come from?

sía (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sía (Old Norse): to sieve, filter

Definitions

  1. to sieve, filter

Ancestry of “sía”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sía”

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