Where does “seaht” come from?

seaht (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

Ancestry of “seaht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsahtizreproach; agreement; reconciliation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “seaht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahtiz →
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