Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “sifjar” come from?

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

sifjar (Old Norse): an affinity connection by marriage

Definitions

  1. an affinity connection by marriage

Ancestry of “sifjar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sifjar”

  • sifjar
  • orðsifjabók
  • sifjaspell
  • orðsifjar
  • orðsifjafræði
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ- →