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Where does “sājen” come from?

sājen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic sāan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Ancestry of “sājen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsāanto sow
2Proto-Germanicsēanąto sow, to disperse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sājen”

  • aussäen
  • säen
  • Unkrautsäer
  • Säer
  • sæjen
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