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Where does “sāan” come from?

sāan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sāan (Proto-West Germanic): to sow

Definitions

  1. to sow

Ancestry of “sāan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsēanąto sow, to disperse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sāan”

  • aussäen
  • säen
  • Unkrautsäer
  • Säer
  • zaaien
  • zaailing
  • sâyen
  • sayen
  • sāwen
  • sāen
  • sājen
  • sæjen
  • séien
  • sāien
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