Where does “sehen” come from?

sehen (German) comes from Middle High German sehen, from Old High German sehan, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sehen (German): to see; to have sight

Definitions

  1. to see; to have sight

Ancestry of “sehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansehen—
2Old High Germansehanto see, to look
3Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sehen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →