Where does “See” come from?

See (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German sē, from Old High German sē, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

See (Alemannic German): Alternative form of Se

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Se

Ancestry of “See”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansēa lake
2Old High Germansē—
3Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
4Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
5Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →