Where does “sē” come from?

sē (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic siz, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sē (Old English): he, that; that, that one, he

Definitions

  1. he, that; that, that one, he

Ancestry of “sē”, step by step

sē traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic siz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsizdative/instrumental of *se-
2Proto-Germanic*sek—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Proto-West Germanic siz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsiz—
2Proto-Germanic*sa—
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “sē”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sek →