Where does “sigþe” come from?

sigþe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sigiþī, from Proto-Germanic *sigiþiz, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sigþe (Old English): an implement for mowing; scythe, sickle

Definitions

  1. an implement for mowing; scythe, sickle

Ancestry of “sigþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*sigiþīsickle
2Proto-Germanic*sigiþizsickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sigþe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sigiþiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sigiþī →