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; to take care ; to look; to see ;...
Definitions
- to see; to look; to take care ; to look; to see ;...
Ancestry of “sehn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | sên | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | sehan | to see |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |