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Where does “sehan” come from?

sehan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sehan (Old Saxon): to see

Definitions

  1. to see

Ancestry of “sehan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
2Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sehan”

  • sên
  • su
  • farsehan
  • sehn
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