Where does “seeable” come from?

seeable (English) comes 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.

seeable (English): Able to be seen; visible; That which is to be...

Definitions

  1. Able to be seen; visible; That which is to be...

Ancestry of “seeable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSee—
2Middle Englishseento see
3Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
4Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “seeable”

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