Where does “cingler” come from?
cingler (French) comes from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
cingler (French): to sail; to navigate; to hit; to strike; to knock
Definitions
- to sail; to navigate; to hit; to strike; to knock
Ancestry of “cingler”, step by step
cingler traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse sigla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sigla | to sail |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | siglijaną | to sail |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Latin Cingulum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Cingulum | situated on a lofty hill, now Cingoli |
| 2 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Old French singler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | singler | to sail |