Where does “seed” come from?

seed (Chinese) comes from English seed, from English See, from Middle English seen, from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

seed (Chinese): one who provides the files to others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent)

Definitions

  1. one who provides the files to others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent)

Ancestry of “seed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseedA fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an...
2EnglishSee—
3Middle Englishseento see
4Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
5Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →