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,...

*saifr (Proto-West Germanic): slime, drool, spit

Definitions

  1. slime, drool, spit

Ancestry of “*saifr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaifraz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseyp-to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

Words derived from “*saifr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saifraz →