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Where does “välsigna” come from?

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

välsigna (Swedish): to bless

Definitions

  1. to bless

Ancestry of “välsigna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsigna—
2Old Swedishsighna—
3Old Norsesignato sink, slide down; to bless; to sign with the...
4Latinsignō—
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →