Where does “Segen” come from?

Segen (Luxembourgish) comes from German Segen, from Middle High German segen, from Old High German segan, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Segen (Luxembourgish): blessing

Definitions

  1. blessing

Ancestry of “Segen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSegenblessing
2Middle High Germansegen—
3Old High Germansegansign; blessing
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-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 →