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

  1. sink slowly , succumb; sink down, toughen, become...

Ancestry of “singän”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesignato sink, slide down; to bless; to sign with the...
2Latinsignōto mark, sign
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →