Etymology

sith

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Today it means: A journey, way. Full definition →

First used 8th to 17th centuryMiddle English sith ← Old English sīþ ← Proto-West Germanic *sinþ
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sith · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sent-“to go, head”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*sinþaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*sinþ
  4. Old English · inherited fromsīþ“journey, movement, trip, point in time, occasion”
  5. Middle English · inherited fromsith“journey, movement, lifetime, period, occasion”
  6. English todaysith

From Middle English sith (“journey, movement, lifetime, period, occasion”), from Old English sīþ (“journey, movement, trip, point in time, occasion”), from Proto-West Germanic *sinþ, from Proto-Germanic *sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to go, head”). Cognate with Faroese sinn (“time”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (sinþs, “path, movement”), Icelandic sinn (“time”). See also send.

sith · conjunction2

Clipping of sithen; compare German seit (“since”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*sent- all →

sensesentencescentsensibility

First known use, by meaning

  • 8th to 17th century Archaic form of since.

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