English
sighing
Sighing comes from Middle English sighynge.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sighynge
- Englishtodaysighing
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sighynge
- Englishtodaysighing
Equivalent to sigh + -ing
Proto-West Germanic *sīkan ‘to sigh, take a deep breath’
Old English sīcan ‘to sigh’
Middle English sighte ‘sight’
Middle English sighen ‘to sigh’
English sigh
Every English word from Middle English sighynge
Today it means
adj Accompanied by or uttered with a sigh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English sighynge / sighing