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Where does “seuþaną” come from?

seuþaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

seuþaną (Proto-Germanic): to seethe; boil

Definitions

  1. to seethe; boil

Ancestry of “seuþaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “seuþaną”

  • sod
  • seething
  • sodden
  • suds
  • sud
  • seethe
  • soapsuds
  • sudsy
  • soddenly
  • sodbuster
  • soddie
  • soddenness
  • seethingly
  • unsodden
  • resod
  • seetheth
  • sudded
  • seether
  • sudsless
  • sudser
  • oversuds
  • hartgesotten
  • gesotten
  • Siedetemperatur
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