Where does “signen” come from?

signen (Middle English) comes from Old English seġnian, from Proto-Germanic segnōną, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “signen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseġnianto mark; sign
2Proto-Germanicsegnōnąto mark with a cross, bless
3Latinsignōto mark, sign
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 →