Where does “Zigmārs” come from?
Zigmārs (Latvian) comes from German Siegmar, 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.
Ancestry of “Zigmārs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Siegmar | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sigu | victory |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sigi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | segaz | victory, triumph |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séǵʰos | power, strength |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |