Where does “sä” come from?

sä (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sīa, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sä (North Frisian): to see

Definitions

  1. to see

Ancestry of “sä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansīato seep, to ooze
2Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
3Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →
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