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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *seyp-, *seybʰ- (“to sieve”).
Noun
*sibi n
- sieve
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*sibi
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| Genitive
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*sibī
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*sibi
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*sibī
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| Accusative
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*sibi
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*sibī
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| Genitive
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*sibī
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*sibbjō
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| Dative
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*sibī
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*sibim, *sibbjum
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| Instrumental
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*sibī
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*sibim, *sibbjum
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Descendants
- Old English: sife, sibi
- Old Frisian: *sif, *siōf, *siōfe
- Old Saxon: *sifi, sif
- Old Dutch: sif
- Old High German: sib, sipf, siph
- Middle High German: sib, sip; (West Central German) sif