Where does “seeþ” come from?
seeþ (Middle English) comes from Old English sēoþan, from Proto-West Germanic seuþan, from Proto-Germanic seuþaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
Ancestry of “seeþ”, step by step
seeþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English sēoþan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sēoþan | to boil, seethe; to seethe, boil, cook in a... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | seuþan | to seethe, to boil |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | seuþaną | to seethe; boil |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |
via Anglo-Norman *aset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | *aset | — |