Where does “saian” come from?

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

saian (Old Saxon): to sow; to disperse

Definitions

  1. to sow; to disperse

Ancestry of “saian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsāanto sow
2Proto-Germanicsēanąto sow, to disperse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sāan →