Where does “sig” come from?

sig (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sig (Icelandic): subsidence; prolapse, a moving out of place,...

Definitions

  1. subsidence; prolapse, a moving out of place,...

Ancestry of “sig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesikoneself
2Proto-GermanicsikAlternative form of *sek
3Proto-Germanicsīkątrickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīką →
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