Where does “seeën” come from?

seeën (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German segen, from Old High German segan, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

seeën (Luxembourgish): to saw

Definitions

  1. to saw

Ancestry of “seeën”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansegen—
2Old High Germansegansign; blessing
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →