Where does “segla” come from?

segla (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sighla, 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.

segla (Swedish): to sail, to navigate

Definitions

  1. to sail, to navigate

Ancestry of “segla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsighlato sail
2Old Norsesiglato sail
3Proto-Germanicsiglijanąto sail
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “segla”

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