Where does “soen” come from?

soen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

soen (Luxembourgish): to say; to tell

Definitions

  1. to say; to tell

Ancestry of “soen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansagento say
2Old High Germansagēnto say
3Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
4Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “soen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →