Where does “sea” come from?
Sea comes from Middle English see, from Old English sǣ, from Latin sedes meaning seat, from the Proto-Indo-European root sed- meaning to sit.
sea (English): A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if...
Definitions
- A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if...
Ancestry of “sea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 2 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |