English
Sigurd
Sigurd comes from Old Norse Sigurðr.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Sigurðr
- EnglishtodaySigurd
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Sigurðr
- EnglishtodaySigurd
A compound of sigr ‘victory’ + vǫrðr ‘guard’
Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to hold, overpower’
Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰos ‘the overpowering’
Proto-Germanic *segaz ‘victory, triumph’
Old Norse sigr ‘victory’
Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to watch, heed, guard’
Proto-Indo-European *wor-tós
Proto-Germanic *wardaz ‘guard’
Proto-Germanic *warduz ‘North Germanic form of *wardaz (“guard”)’
Old Norse vǫrðr ‘guard’
The story
This is the name of the legendary Eddaic character corresponding to Siegfried, the hero of the Nibelungenlied, but the names are not exact cognates. Sigfrid is a saint's name in Scandinavia.
Every English word from Old Norse Sigurðr
Today it means
name The principal hero of the Volsungasaga and of the Elder Edda's Niflung cycle, who slew a dragon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Sigurðr / Sigurd