Where does “siglijan” come from?
siglijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
siglijan (Proto-West Germanic): to sail
Definitions
- to sail
Ancestry of “siglijan”, step by step
siglijan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic siglijaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | siglijaną | to sail |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Latin sigillō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sigillō | to seal (up) |