Where does “sighen” come from?

sighen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle English sighte, from Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan — to sigh, take a deep breath.

sighen (Middle Dutch): Alternative spelling of sigen

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of sigen

Ancestry of “sighen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsightesight
2Middle Englishsiken—
3Old Englishsīcanto sigh
4Proto-West Germanic*sīkanto sigh, take a deep breath

Words derived from “sighen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan →Every word from Old English sīcan →Every word from Middle English siken →