Where does “singän” come from?
singän (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse signa, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
singän (Westrobothnian): sink slowly , succumb; sink down, toughen, become...
Definitions
- sink slowly , succumb; sink down, toughen, become...
Ancestry of “singän”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | signa | to sink, slide down; to bless; to sign with the... |
| 2 | Latin | signō | — |
| 3 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |