Where does “seisin” come from?

seisin (Old French) comes from Old French seisir, from Latin sacīre, from Frankish sakjan, from Proto-Germanic sakjaną, from Proto-Germanic sakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

seisin (Old French): act of seizing

Definitions

  1. act of seizing

Ancestry of “seisin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchseisirto grip; to seize
2Latinsacīre—
3Frankishsakjanto sue, bring a legal charge against; to sue,...
4Proto-Germanicsakjaną—
5Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “seisin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakaną →