Where does “Sie” come from?

Sie (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Dutch sēve, from Old Norse sifi, from Proto-West Germanic sibi, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

Sie (Plautdietsch): sieve, strainer

Definitions

  1. sieve, strainer

Ancestry of “Sie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsēve—
2Old Norsesifia relation by marriage, an affinis
3Proto-West Germanicsibisieve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyp-to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyp- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sibi →Every word from Old Norse sifi →