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
- To sigh over
Ancestry of “besigh”, step by step
besigh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sigh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sigh | To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sighen | Alternative spelling of sigen |
| 3 | Middle English | sighte | sight |
| 4 | Middle English | siken | — |
| 5 | Old English | sīcan | to sigh |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīkan | to sigh, take a deep breath |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |