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Where does “sik” come from?

sik (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Ancestry of “sik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsikhimself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself
2Proto-Germanicsīkątrickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “sik”

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