Where does “lopseed” come from?

lopseed (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.

lopseed (English): Any of the plant family Phrymaceae

Definitions

  1. Any of the plant family Phrymaceae

Ancestry of “lopseed”, 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 →
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