Where does “*saifr” come from?
*saifr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic saifraz, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...
Ancestry of “*saifr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | saifraz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | seyp- | to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,... |