Where does “sighfully” come from?
sighfully (English) comes from English sighful, 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.
sighfully (English): In a sighful manner
Definitions
- In a sighful manner
Ancestry of “sighfully”, step by step
sighfully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sighful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sighful | Full of sighs |
| 2 | English | sigh | To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sighen | Alternative spelling of sigen |
| 4 | Middle English | sighte | sight |
| 5 | Middle English | siken | — |
| 6 | Old English | sīcan | to sigh |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīkan | to sigh, take a deep breath |