Where does “sæd” come from?

sæd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic sēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sæd (Norwegian Bokmål): semen, sperm; seed

Definitions

  1. semen, sperm; seed

Ancestry of “sæd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesáðseed
2Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sæd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēdiz →Every word from Old Norse sáð →