Where does “See” come from?

See (Low German) comes from Middle Low German sê, from Old Saxon sēo, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

See (Low German): sea, lake

Definitions

  1. sea, lake

Ancestry of “See”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansêshe
2Old Saxonsēosea
3Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
4Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
5Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “See”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →