Where does “see” come from?

See derives from Middle English seen, from Old English sēon, from Latin sedes meaning "seat," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed- meaning "to sit."

see (English): To perceive or detect someone or something with...

Definitions

  1. To perceive or detect someone or something with...

Ancestry of “see”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishseento see
2Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
3Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “see”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →