Etymology

sib

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Today it means: Having kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; kindred. Full definition →

Middle English sib ← Old English sibb ← Proto-Germanic *sibjaz
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sib · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sebʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*sibjaz“related”
  3. Old English · inherited fromsibb“related, akin, sib”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromsib
  5. English todaysib

From Middle English sib, from Old English sibb (“related, akin, sib”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjaz (“related”), from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”). Cognate with West Frisian besibbe (“related”), Middle Dutch sibbe (“related”), Middle Low German sibbe (“related”), Middle High German sippe (“related”), Icelandic sifi (“related”).

sib · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sebʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*sibjō“kinship”
  3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*sibbju
  4. Old English · inherited fromsibb“relationship; gossip; friendliness, kindness; love, friendship, peace, concord, unity, tranquility; peace of mind; a relative, kinsman, kinswoman”
  5. Middle English · inherited fromsib
  6. English todaysib

From Middle English sib, sibbe, from Old English sibb (“relationship; gossip; friendliness, kindness; love, friendship, peace, concord, unity, tranquility; peace of mind; a relative, kinsman, kinswoman”), from Proto-West Germanic *sibbju, from Proto-Germanic *sibjō (“kinship”), from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”). Cognate with West Frisian sibbe (“relative, family member”), Dutch sibbe (“sib”), German Sippe (“tribe, clan”), Icelandic sifjar (“in-laws”), Latin suus (“one's own”).

sib · verb3

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sebʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*sibjōną“to reconcile”
  3. Old English · inherited fromsibbian“to make peace; rejoice”
  4. Middle English · inherited from*sibben
  5. English todaysib

From Middle English *sibben, from Old English sibbian (“to make peace; rejoice”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjōną (“to reconcile”), Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”). Cognate with German sippen (“to be in relationship with, become related to”).

sib · verb4

From the abbreviation SIB, or self-injurious behavior, a behavior found in autism.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*sebʰ- all →

sabine

Proto-Germanic*sibjō all →

sif

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