Where does “sigu” come from?

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

sigu (Icelandic): third-person plural past indicative of síga

Definitions

  1. third-person plural past indicative of síga

Ancestry of “sigu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsígato sink, to slowly descend; to subside; to...
2Old Norsesíga—
3Proto-Germanicsīganąto sink, to drop
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 sīganą →