Where does “sēon” come from?

sēon (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sēon (Old English): to be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...

Definitions

  1. to be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...

Ancestry of “sēon”, step by step

sēon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic sehwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
2Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Proto-West Germanic siuni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsiuniappearance, sight
2Mandarin修女—

Words derived from “sēon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →