Where does “seen” come from?

seen (Luxembourgish) comes from German Sehne, from Middle High German senne, from Old High German senawa, from Proto-West Germanic sinu, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

seen (Luxembourgish): second-person singular imperative of seenen

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of seenen

Ancestry of “seen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSehnesinew
2Middle High Germansenne—
3Old High Germansenawa—
4Proto-West Germanicsinusinew
5Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →