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Where does “sig” come from?

sig (Faroese) comes from Faroese siga, from Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sig (Faroese): imperative singular of siga

Definitions

  1. imperative singular of siga

Ancestry of “sig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesigato say
2Old Norsesegjato say, tell, declare
3Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →