Where does “coleseed” come from?

coleseed (English) 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.

coleseed (English): The common rape or cole

Definitions

  1. The common rape or cole

Ancestry of “coleseed”, step by step

coleseed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English seed

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

via English Cole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishColeA placename
2Middle Englishcolecoal
3Old Englishcāwelcolewort
4Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
5Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
6Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan