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

  1. inflection of sien: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “siet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsiento see; to filter, to seep; first/third-person...
2Old Dutchsianto see
3Old Dutchsehan—
4Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →