Where does “flaxseed” come from?
Flaxseed comes from English flax and seed, where flax derives from Proto-Germanic flahsą related to Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- and pel-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed- meaning to sit or settle.
flaxseed (English): The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed...
Definitions
- The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed...
Ancestry of “flaxseed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | seed | A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an... |
| 2 | English | See | — |
| 3 | Middle English | seen | to see |
| 4 | Old English | sēon | to be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |