Where does “seed” come from?
Seed comes from Old English sēd, derived from Old English sēon, which traces through Proto-Indo-European sētis-, sekʷ-, and sed-, ultimately related to Old Latin -os.
seed (English): A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an...
Definitions
- A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an...
Ancestry of “seed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | See | — |
| 2 | Middle English | seen | to see |
| 3 | Old English | sēon | to be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “seed”