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Where does “siz” come from?

siz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

siz (Proto-Germanic): dative/instrumental of *se-

Definitions

  1. dative/instrumental of *se-

Ancestry of “siz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sek—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “siz”

  • sær-
  • særs
  • sær
  • seyre
  • sér
  • sér
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →