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Where does “*sehwā” come from?

*sehwā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sehwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “*sehwā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsehwǭseeing, sight; eyeball, pupil
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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