Where does “séien” come from?

séien (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German sāen, from Proto-West Germanic sāan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

séien (Luxembourgish): to sow

Definitions

  1. to sow

Ancestry of “séien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansāen—
2Proto-West Germanicsāanto sow
3Proto-Germanicsēanąto sow, to disperse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sāan →