Where does “sâyen” come from?
sâyen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sāien, from Proto-West Germanic sāan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Ancestry of “sâyen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | sāien | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sāan | to sow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sēaną | to sow, to disperse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |
Words derived from “sâyen”