Where does “זען” come from?

זען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German sehen, from Old High German sehan, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

זען (Yiddish): To see; To notice; To behold

Definitions

  1. To see; To notice; To behold

Ancestry of “זען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansehen—
2Old High Germansehanto see, to look
3Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “זען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →