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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sibjō