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English word origin

Etymology of sith

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 Pro

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A journey, way. · One's journey of life, experience, one's lot, also by extension life, lifetime. · An instant in time, a point in time or an occasion.

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

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.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
conj

Archaic form of since.

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

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