Sieb
German (Berlin)
/ziːp/
noun
Definitions
- sieve; sifter; strainer; colander; riddle any device with holes used to separate solids from liquids or fine matter from coarse matter
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German sip inherited from Old High German sib (a sieve) inherited from *sibi (sieve) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sibiz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*sibiz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Abtropfsieb German
- Draht German
- Drahtsieb German
- Küche German
- Küchensieb German
- Molekularsieb German
- Tee German
- Teesieb German
- abtropfen German
- molekular German
- moffenzeef Dutch, Flemish
- theezeef Dutch, Flemish
- zeef Dutch, Flemish
- *seyp- Proto-Indo-European
- *sibiz Proto-Germanic
- sife Old English
- seve Middle Dutch
- sib Old High German
- sif Middle High German
- sip Middle High German
- Siff Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *sibi gmw-pro
- *sivi Old Dutch
- *siōfe Old Frisian
- Sieuwe Saterland Frisian