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
Ancestry of “sein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sein | signal |
| 2 | Old French | seigne | — |
| 3 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “sein”