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Where does “siga” come from?

siga (Faroese) comes 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.

siga (Faroese): to sink, slowly descend; to descend by rope; to...

Definitions

  1. to sink, slowly descend; to descend by rope; to...

Ancestry of “siga”, step by step

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