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Where does “sīhwan” come from?

sīhwan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sīhwan (Proto-West Germanic): to filter

Definitions

  1. to filter

Ancestry of “sīhwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
3Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “sīhwan”

  • siën
  • sīan
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