English
Siegfried
Siegfried comes from German Siegfried, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Sigifriþuz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Sigifriþuzreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Sigifriþureconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Sigifrid
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350Sîfrit
- Germanc. 1650–presentSiegfried
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Sigifriþuzreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Sigifriþureconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Sigifrid
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350Sîfrit
- Germanc. 1650–presentSiegfried
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *Sigifriþuz
Today it means
name A hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Sigifriþuz / Siegfried