Sippe
（重定向自Sibb）
Sippe is German for "clan, kindred, extended family". Frisian Sibbe, Norse Sifjar
It continues a Proto-Germanic term *sebjō, which referred to a band or confederation bound by a treaty or oath, not primarily restricted to blood relations. The original character of sibb as a peace treaty is visible in Old English, e.g. in Beowulf (v. 1858):