Where does “besein” come from?

besein (Middle English) comes from English beseen, from English besee, from Middle English beseen, from Old English besēon, from Proto-Germanic bisehwaną — to look, besee.

Ancestry of “besein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeseenFurnished; arrayed; dressed; equipped;...
2EnglishbeseeTo look at; see; mind; regard; favour; To look...
3Middle Englishbeseento see, regard, favour
4Old Englishbesēonto see, look, look around, behold, observe, look...
5Proto-Germanicbisehwanąto look, besee
Every word from Proto-Germanic bisehwaną →Every word from Old English besēon →Every word from Middle English beseen →