Where does “sein” come from?

sein (West Frisian) comes from Dutch sein, from Old French seigne, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sein (West Frisian): signal

Definitions

  1. signal

Ancestry of “sein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchseinsignal
2Old Frenchseigne—
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →