Where does “sehn” come from?

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

sehn (Low German): to see; to look

Definitions

  1. to see; to look

Ancestry of “sehn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansên—
2Old Saxonsehanto see
3Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →
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