Where does “su” come from?

su (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German sê, from Old Saxon sēo, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

su (Middle Low German): Alternative form of sê; imperative singular of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sê; imperative singular of...

Ancestry of “su”, step by step

su traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German sê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansêshe
2Old Saxonsēosea
3Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
4Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
5Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

via Middle Low German sên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansên—
2Old Saxonsehanto see
3Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →