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Where does “siig” come from?

siig (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse síga, from Proto-Germanic sīganą, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

siig (Westrobothnian): to sink, slowly descend, subside

Definitions

  1. to sink, slowly descend, subside

Ancestry of “siig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesíga—
2Proto-Germanicsīganąto sink, to drop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →