Where does “sigan” come from?
sigan (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;...
sigan (Old English): to sink, fall, drop; to sink, descend
Definitions
- to sink, fall, drop; to sink, descend
Ancestry of “sigan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sīgan | to sink, to drop |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sīganą | to sink, to drop |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
Words derived from “sigan”