sigen

Middle Dutch

/ˈziːɣən/

verb

Definitions

to sink, to drop
to drip out, to drain
to slope downwards

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch sīgan inherited from Proto-Germanic *sīganą (sink).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sīganą

Gloss

sink

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

exagium Latin
neerzijgen Dutch, Flemish
zijgen Dutch, Flemish
*seyk- Proto-Indo-European
*sīganą Proto-Germanic
sigan Old English
sīgan Old English
síga Old Norse
seigære Middle High German
*sīgan Old Dutch
sīgan Old Dutch
sigan Old Saxon