Where does “sigla” come from?
sigla (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
sigla (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of segle
Definitions
- Alternative form of segle
Ancestry of “sigla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sigla | to sail |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | siglijaną | to sail |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “sigla”