Where does “sighna” come from?

sighna (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse signa, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “sighna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesignato sink, slide down; to bless; to sign with the...
2Latinsignōto mark, sign
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sighna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum