Where does “See” come from?

See (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

See (Luxembourgish): saw

Definitions

  1. saw

Ancestry of “See”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansagastory
2Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
3Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “See”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →
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