Where does “sigedema” come from?

sigedema (Old English) comes from Old English dema, from French dème, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

sigedema (Old English): a victorious judge (applied to Jesus at the Last Judgement)

Definitions

  1. a victorious judge (applied to Jesus at the Last Judgement)

Ancestry of “sigedema”, step by step

sigedema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdemajudge
2Frenchdèmedeme
3Ancient Greekδῆμοςdistrict, country, land; the common people; free...
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Old English siġe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsiġevictory, success, triumph
2Proto-West Germanic*sigivictory
3Proto-Germanicsegazvictory, triumph
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséǵʰospower, strength
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō