Where does “sian” come from?

sian (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “sian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sian”

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