1) German historical time 
Sippe is German for `clan, kindred, extended family`. It continues a Proto-Germanic term *sibbja, 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): The Sippe came to be a cognatic,.....