Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sehwaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

From Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”), possibly the same root as that of *sagjaz (“companion, friend”, literally “follower”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.xʷɑ.nɑ̃/

*sehwaną

1. to see

Note: Voiced Verner alternant gw becomes w, but g next to u.

• *bisehwaną
• *gasehwaną
• *siuniz
• *uzsehwaną

• Proto-West Germanic: *sehwan
  • Old English: sēon
    • Middle English: seen, sein, sien; seon, son, suen (chiefly early and West); zi (Kent)
      • English: see
      • Scots: se, sie, see
      • Yola: zee, zey, zie, ze, sau
  • Old Frisian: siā
    • Saterland Frisian: sjo
    • West Frisian: sjen
  • Old Saxon: sehan
    • Middle Low German: sēn
      • Low German: sehn
  • Old Dutch: sian
    • Middle Dutch: sien
      • Dutch: zien
        • Afrikaans: sien
        • Javindo: sien, siet
        • Jersey Dutch: zîn, zîne
      • Limburgish: zeen
  • Old High German: sehan
    • Middle High German: sëhen; sēn (chiefly East Central); sien (West Central)
      • Central Franconian: sehn, senn, siehn, sinn

        Hunsrik: sihn

      • German: sehen
      • Mòcheno: sechen
      • Pennsylvania German: sehne
      • Vilamovian: zaon
      • Yiddish: זען (zen)
• Old Norse: sjá (see there for further descendants)
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan)