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Where does “seginon” come from?

seginon (Old Dutch) comes from Latin signāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “seginon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsignāre—
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “seginon”

  • zegening
  • gezegen
  • zegenen
  • segenen
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