Where does “manyseed” come from?

manyseed (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.

manyseed (English): Any of various plants of the genus Polycarpon

Definitions

  1. Any of various plants of the genus Polycarpon

Ancestry of “manyseed”, step by step

manyseed 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 many

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanyAn indefinite large number of; Used to indicate,...
2Middle Englishmany
3Old Englishmaniġmany, much
4Proto-West Germanic*managmany
5Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-