Where does “þurhseon” come from?
þurhseon (Old English) comes from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
þurhseon (Old English): to see through, see into, penetrate with light
Definitions
- to see through, see into, penetrate with light
Ancestry of “þurhseon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sēon | to be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |