Where does “seihte” come from?

seihte (Middle English) comes from Old English seht, from Proto-Germanic sahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

Ancestry of “seihte”, step by step

seihte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English seht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsehtsettlement; arrangement; agreement; truce;...
2Proto-Germanicsahtizreproach; agreement; reconciliation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Old English saht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishsahtAlternative form of seht

via Old English seaht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseaht—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahtiz →Every word from Old English seht →