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

siz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *sek

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

via Proto-Germanic sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsathat
2Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “siz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sek →