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Where does “besee” come from?

besee (English) comes from Middle English beseen, from Old English besēon, from Proto-Germanic bisehwaną — to look, besee.

besee (English): To look at; see; mind; regard; favour; To look...

Definitions

  1. To look at; see; mind; regard; favour; To look...

Ancestry of “besee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbeseento see, regard, favour
2Old Englishbesēonto see, look, look around, behold, observe, look...
3Proto-Germanicbisehwanąto look, besee
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