Where does “sigursælur” come from?

sigursælur (Faroese) comes from Faroese sigur, from Old Norse sigr, from Proto-Germanic segaz, from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

sigursælur (Faroese): victorious, triumphant

Definitions

  1. victorious, triumphant

Ancestry of “sigursælur”, step by step

sigursælur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese sigur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesigurvictory; you say; he, she, it, says
2Old Norsesigrvictory
3Proto-Germanicsegazvictory, triumph
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséǵʰospower, strength
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Faroese sælur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesælur—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic segaz →