Etymology Explorer
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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
siwjaną
to sew
2
Proto-Indo-European
sīw-
to sew
Words derived from “sēowian”
seowen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →