Where does “sepan” come from?

sepan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sabjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sep- — to taste, to try out.

sepan (Old English): to cause to perceive, to teach

Definitions

  1. to cause to perceive, to teach

Ancestry of “sepan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsabjanąto know; to taste; sense; perceive; to notice
2Proto-Indo-Europeansep-to taste, to try out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sabjaną →