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English word origin

Etymology of Sif

From Old Norse, from sif (“kindred, kinswoman”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjō; see also Old English sibb (“kinship”) (whence Middle English sib (“having kinship; kinsmen”), whence English sib, sibling), German Sippe (“trib

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A golden-haired goddess associated with earth, mother of Ullr and wife of Thor.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Old Norse, from sif (“kindred, kinswoman”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjō; see also Old English sibb (“kinship”) (whence Middle English sib (“having kinship; kinsmen”), whence English sib, sibling), German Sippe (“tribe”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Derivation mention*sibjōgem-pro
  • Cognate mentionsibbang
  • Cognate mentionsibenm
  • Cognate mentionsiben
  • Cognate mentionSippede
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