Where does “sīgan” come from?

sīgan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sīgan, from Proto-Germanic sīganą, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sīgan (Old English): to sink, fall, drop; to sink, descend

Definitions

  1. to sink, fall, drop; to sink, descend

Ancestry of “sīgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsīganto sink, to drop
2Proto-Germanicsīganąto sink, to drop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “sīgan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīganą →