Where does “säen” come from?
säen (German) comes 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,...
säen (German): to sow
Ancestry of “säen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sæjen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sāen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sāan | to sow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sēaną | to sow, to disperse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |
Words derived from “säen”