Where does “sein” come from?

sein (Dutch) comes from Old French seigne, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sein (Dutch): signal

Definitions

  1. signal

Ancestry of “sein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchseigne—
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknomsign
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →