Where does “sigher” come from?
sigher (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.
sigher (English): One who sighs
Ancestry of “sigher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |