Where does “seisen” come from?

seisen (Middle English) comes from Old French seisir, from Latin sacīre, from Frankish sakjan, from Proto-Germanic sakjaną, from Proto-Germanic sakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

seisen (Middle English): To kidnap, abduct, or take captive; To grasp or...

Definitions

  1. To kidnap, abduct, or take captive; To grasp or...

Ancestry of “seisen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchseisirto grip; to seize
2Latinsacīre—
3Frankishsakjanto sue, bring a legal charge against; to sue,...
4Proto-Germanicsakjaną—
5Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “seisen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakaną →