Where does “sighla” come from?

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

sighla (Old Swedish): to sail

Definitions

  1. to sail

Ancestry of “sighla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesiglato sail
2Proto-Germanicsiglijanąto sail
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “sighla”

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