Where does “besegra” come from?

besegra (Swedish) comes from German besiegen, from German Sieg, from Middle High German sige, from Old High German sigu, from Proto-Germanic *sigi, from Proto-Germanic segaz, from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

besegra (Swedish): to defeat; to overcome

Definitions

  1. to defeat; to overcome

Ancestry of “besegra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbesiegento defeat
2GermanSiegvictory
3Middle High Germansige—
4Old High Germansiguvictory
5Proto-Germanic*sigi—
6Proto-Germanicsegazvictory, triumph
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséǵʰospower, strength
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “besegra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic segaz →