Where does “Sigihart” come from?

Sigihart (Old High German) comes from Old High German sigu, from Proto-Germanic *sigi, from Proto-Germanic segaz, from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

Ancestry of “Sigihart”, step by step

Sigihart traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German sigu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansiguvictory
2Proto-Germanic*sigi—
3Proto-Germanicsegazvictory, triumph
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséǵʰospower, strength
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Old High German hartī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhartīhardness
2Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
3Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Proto-Germanic *Sigihardu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*Sigihardu—
2Proto-Germanic*hardu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic segaz →