Where does “sēo” come from?

sēo (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sēo (Old Saxon): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “sēo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
2Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
3Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “sēo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →