Where does “siet” come from?
siet (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sien, from Old Dutch sian, from Old Dutch sehan, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
siet (Middle Dutch): inflection of sien:
## third-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of sien:
## third-person singular...
Ancestry of “siet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | sien | to see; to filter, to seep; first/third-person... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sian | to see |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sehan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |