Where does “sigen” come from?

sigen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sīgan, from Proto-West Germanic sīgan, from Proto-Germanic sīganą, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sigen (Middle Dutch): to sink, to drop; to drip out, to drain; to slope...

Definitions

  1. to sink, to drop; to drip out, to drain; to slope...

Ancestry of “sigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsīganto sink, to drop
2Proto-West Germanicsīganto sink, to drop
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;...

Words derived from “sigen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →