Where does “einsegnen” come from?

einsegnen (German) comes from German segnen, from Middle High German segenen, from Old High German seganōn, from Latin signāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

einsegnen (German): to bless

Definitions

  1. to bless

Ancestry of “einsegnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansegnento bless
2Middle High Germansegenen—
3Old High Germanseganōn—
4Latinsignāre—
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →