Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “sea” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseséa—
2Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sea”

  • sia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →