Where does “sēoþan” come from?

sēoþan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic seuþan, from Proto-Germanic seuþaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

sēoþan (Old English): to boil, seethe; to seethe, boil, cook in a...

Definitions

  1. to boil, seethe; to seethe, boil, cook in a...

Ancestry of “sēoþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicseuþanto seethe, to boil
2Proto-Germanicseuþanąto seethe; boil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “sēoþan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seuþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic seuþan →