Where does “seig” come from?

seig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse seigr, from Proto-Germanic saigaz.

seig (Norwegian Bokmål): tough; thick, viscous; ductile

Definitions

  1. tough; thick, viscous; ductile

Ancestry of “seig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseseigr—
2Proto-Germanicsaigaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic saigaz →Every word from Old Norse seigr →
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