Where does “seaþ” come from?

seaþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

seaþ (Old English): pit; hole; well; lake; reservoir

Definitions

  1. pit; hole; well; lake; reservoir

Ancestry of “seaþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “seaþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sauþaz →