Where does “seenen” come from?

seenen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German seganōn, from Latin signāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

seenen (Luxembourgish): to bless

Definitions

  1. to bless

Ancestry of “seenen”, step by step

seenen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German seganōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanseganōn
2Latinsignāre
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Middle Low German sēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansēn
2Old Saxonsehanto see
3Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum