Where does “Siv” come from?

Siv (Swedish) comes from Old Norse Sif, from Proto-Germanic sibjō, from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ-.

Siv (Swedish): Sif

Definitions

  1. Sif

Ancestry of “Siv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSif—
2Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
3Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sibjō →Every word from Old Norse Sif →