Where does “see” come from?

see (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sē, 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;...

see (North Frisian): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “see”, step by step

see traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian sē

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

via German see

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseelake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →