Where does “sigefolc” come from?

sigefolc (Old English) comes from Old English siġe, from Proto-West Germanic *sigi, from Proto-Germanic segaz, from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

sigefolc (Old English): a victorious people

Definitions

  1. a victorious people

Ancestry of “sigefolc”, step by step

sigefolc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Old English folc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfolca people, nation, tribe; crowd; people
2Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic segaz →