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Where does “seowen” come from?

seowen (Middle English) comes from Old English sīwian, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

Ancestry of “seowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsīwian—
2Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
3Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

Words derived from “seowen”

  • sewing
  • sew
  • oversew
  • seweth
  • resew
  • unsew
  • sewest
  • sewability
  • sewable
  • unsewable
  • presew
  • re-sew
  • outsew
  • sewist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →