Where does “Wahlsieg” come from?

Wahlsieg (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.

Wahlsieg (German): election victory, election win

Definitions

  1. election victory, election win

Ancestry of “Wahlsieg”, step by step

Wahlsieg 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 Wahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWahlchoice, selection; election; quality level
2Middle High Germanwale—
3Old High Germanwalachoice
4Proto-West Germanicwaluchoice, selection
5Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic segaz →