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

Definitions

  1. to sow

Ancestry of “säen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansæjen—
2Old High Germansāen—
3Proto-West Germanicsāanto sow
4Proto-Germanicsēanąto sow, to disperse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “säen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sāan →