sive

Middle English

/ˈsiv(ə)/

noun

Definitions

sieve, riddle, sile
(rare) The amount that fits in a sieve.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sife inherited from Proto-Germanic *sibi (sieve).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sibi

Gloss

sieve

Concept

Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

microsieve English
nanosieve English
sievable English
sieve English
sieveful English
sieveless English
sievelike English
siever English
sieveyer English
sievish English
*sibi Proto-Germanic
sife Old English
(*)sif Old High German
*sibi gmw-pro
*siōfe Old Frisian