Where does “sighful” come from?
sighful (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.
sighful (English): Full of sighs
Definitions
- Full of sighs
Ancestry of “sighful”, step by step
sighful 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 ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |