Origin: 1250–1300; (v.) Middle English sighen, back formation from sihte sighed, past tense of Middle English siken, sichen,Old English sīcan to sigh; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
Related forms
sigh·er, noun
out·sigh, verb (used with object)
un·sigh·ing, adjective
Can be confused:1. side, sighed; 2. sighs, size (see synonym note at size1).