Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “séa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “séa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “séa”

  • förse
  • avsikt
  • avsiktlig
  • utse
  • förutse
  • överse
  • inse
  • se
  • sevärdhet
  • avse
  • forsjá
  • sjá
  • sá
  • síggja
  • vit síggjast
  • si
  • se
  • sea
  • sia
  • sją̊
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →