Where does “sethen” come from?

sethen (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.

sethen (Middle English): To boil or seethe; to heat a fluid; To cook or...

Definitions

  1. To boil or seethe; to heat a fluid; To cook or...

Ancestry of “sethen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsēoþanto boil, seethe; to seethe, boil, cook in a...
2Proto-West Germanicseuþanto seethe, to boil
3Proto-Germanicseuþanąto seethe; boil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “sethen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seuþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic seuþan →