Where does “sēowian” come from?

sēowian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

Ancestry of “sēowian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
2Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

Words derived from “sēowian

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw-Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną