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
- To perceive or detect someone or something with...
Ancestry of “see”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | seen | to see |
| 2 | Old English | sēon | to be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |