Where does “Signe” come from?

Signe (Danish) comes from Old Norse Signý, from Old Norse Nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

Ancestry of “Signe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSigný—
2Old NorseNýrname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “Signe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →