Where does “sigha” come from?

sigha (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse síga, from Proto-Germanic sīganą, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sigha (Old Swedish): to sink, to glide down

Definitions

  1. to sink, to glide down

Ancestry of “sigha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesíga—
2Proto-Germanicsīganąto sink, to drop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīganą →