Where does “geondseon” come from?

geondseon (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.

geondseon (Old English): to see beyond or through; to have wide-ranging...

Definitions

  1. to see beyond or through; to have wide-ranging...

Ancestry of “geondseon”, step by step

geondseon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sēon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
2Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
3Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Old English ġeond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeondthrough, throughout (+accusative)
2Proto-Germanicjend-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanī-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan
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