Where does “sigelhweorfa” come from?
sigelhweorfa (Old English) comes from Old English siġel, from Proto-West Germanic *sigil, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sigelhweorfa (Old English): a heliotrope flower
Definitions
- a heliotrope flower
Ancestry of “sigelhweorfa”, step by step
sigelhweorfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English siġel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | siġel | the sun |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sigil | seal |
| 3 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Old English hweorfa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hweorfa | something that turns |