Where does “geondsawan” come from?

geondsawan (Old English) comes from Old English sāwan, from Proto-West Germanic sāan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

geondsawan (Old English): to sow, scatter, or spread around; to disseminate

Definitions

  1. to sow, scatter, or spread around; to disseminate

Ancestry of “geondsawan”, step by step

geondsawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sāwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsāwanto sow
2Proto-West Germanicsāanto sow
3Proto-Germanicsēanąto sow, to disperse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Old English ġeond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeondthrough, throughout (+accusative)
2Proto-Germanicjend-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanī-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sāan →