Where does “seeding” come from?

Seeding derives from English seed, from Old English sīde, from Old English sēon meaning "to see," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed- meaning "to sit."

seeding (English): present participle of seed; The arrangement of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of seed; The arrangement of...

Ancestry of “seeding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseedA fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an...
2EnglishSee—
3Middle Englishseento see
4Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
5Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “seeding”

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