Where does “opsigelse” come from?

opsigelse (Danish) comes from Danish opsige, from Danish sige, from Old Danish sighæ, from Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

opsigelse (Danish): dismissal

Definitions

  1. dismissal

Ancestry of “opsigelse”, step by step

opsigelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish opsige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopsigeto resign
2Danishsigeto say; to tell; to mean
3Old Danishsighæ—
4Old Norsesegjato say, tell, declare
5Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →