Where does “agesinn” come from?

agesinn (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish gesinn, from Middle High German sien, 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.

agesinn (Luxembourgish): to recognise

Definitions

  1. to recognise

Ancestry of “agesinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishgesinnto see
2Middle High Germansien—
3Old High Germansehanto see, to look
4Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-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 →