Where does “Gesamtsieg” come from?

Gesamtsieg (German) comes from German Sieg, from Middle High German sige, from Old High German sigu, from Proto-Germanic *sigi, from Proto-Germanic segaz, from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

Gesamtsieg (German): overall win victory in a competition consisting of different parts

Definitions

  1. overall win victory in a competition consisting of different parts

Ancestry of “Gesamtsieg”, step by step

Gesamtsieg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSiegvictory
2Middle High Germansige—
3Old High Germansiguvictory
4Proto-Germanic*sigi—
5Proto-Germanicsegazvictory, triumph
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséǵʰospower, strength
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via German gesamt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangesamttotal, whole, entire, overall, big
2Middle High Germangesamt—
3Old High Germangisamanōt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →