Where does “seen” come from?

seen (Middle English) comes from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

seen (Middle English): to see

Definitions

  1. to see

Ancestry of “seen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
2Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
3Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “seen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →