Proto-West Germanic

*sīkan

‘to sigh, take a deep breath’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *sīkan.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan, most familiar first.

• sigh ← sighen ← sighte ← sīcan
• sike ← siken ← sīcan

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *sīkan