Where does “übersäen” come from?

übersäen (German) comes from German säen, from Middle High German sæjen, from Old High German sāen, from Proto-West Germanic sāan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

übersäen (German): to strew, to stud, to litter

Definitions

  1. to strew, to stud, to litter

Ancestry of “übersäen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansäento sow
2Middle High Germansæjen—
3Old High Germansāen—
4Proto-West Germanicsāanto sow
5Proto-Germanicsēanąto sow, to disperse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sāan →