seihen

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German *sīhen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German *sīhan, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *sīhwaną, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to filter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaɪ̯ən]

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• Hyphenation: sei‧hen
• Homophone: seien

Verb

1. to filter, to sift, to strain

Derived terms

• abseihen
• durchseihen
• Seiher
• Seihtuch

Further reading

• “seihen” in Duden online