Where does “saen” come from?

saen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sān, from Proto-West Germanic sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic sēna, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

saen (Middle Dutch): quickly, soon; immediately, right away; suddenly,...

Definitions

  1. quickly, soon; immediately, right away; suddenly,...

Ancestry of “saen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsān
2Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
3Proto-Germanicsēna
4Proto-Germanic*sa
5Proto-Austronesian*əsa
6Proto-Oceanic*isa

Words derived from “saen

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa