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Where does “hydroseeding” come from?

hydroseeding (English) comes from English seeding, 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.

hydroseeding (English): A method of seeding that uses a slurry of seed...

Definitions

  1. A method of seeding that uses a slurry of seed...

Ancestry of “hydroseeding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishseedingpresent participle of seed; The arrangement of...
2EnglishseedA fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an...
3EnglishSee—
4Middle Englishseento see
5Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
6Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
7Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →