Sib Definition
To bring into relation; establish a relationship between; make friendly; reconcile.
Other Word Forms of Sib
Noun
Origin of Sib
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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-Germanic *sibjō (“kinship"), from Proto-Indo-European *sebÊ°-, *swebÊ°- (“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").
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English sib, from Old English sibb (“related, akin, sib"), from Proto-Germanic *sibjaz (“related"), from Proto-Indo-European *sebÊ°-, *swebÊ°- (“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").
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From Middle English *sibben, *sibbien, from Old English sibbian (“to make peace; rejoice"), from Proto-Germanic *sibjōnÄ… (“to reconcile"), Proto-Indo-European *sebÊ°-, *swebÊ°- (“one's own"). Cognate with German sippen (“to be in relationship with, become related to").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English sibbe from Old English sibb s(w)e- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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