Where does “sæd” come from?
sæd (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sād, from Proto-Germanic sēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
sæd (Old English): full, sated; weary; seed
Ancestry of “sæd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *sād | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sēdiz | seed |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |