Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “seha” come from?

seha (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic sehwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

seha (Old Saxon): pupil

Definitions

  1. pupil

Ancestry of “seha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsehwǭseeing, sight; eyeball, pupil
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →