Where does “besigh” come from?

besigh (English) comes from English sigh, from Middle Dutch sighen, from Middle English sighte, from Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan — to sigh, take a deep breath.

besigh (English): To sigh over

Definitions

  1. To sigh over

Ancestry of “besigh”, step by step

besigh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsighTo inhale a larger quantity of air than usual,...
2Middle DutchsighenAlternative spelling of sigen
3Middle Englishsightesight
4Middle Englishsiken—
5Old Englishsīcanto sigh
6Proto-West Germanic*sīkanto sigh, take a deep breath

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan →Every word from Old English sīcan →Every word from Middle English siken →