Where does “sigla” come from?

sigla (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sigla (Old Norse): to sail

Definitions

  1. to sail

Ancestry of “sigla”, step by step

sigla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic siglijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsiglijanąto sail
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old Norse segl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseseglsail
2Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
3Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “sigla”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →