*sehwǭ

Runic: ᛊᛖᚺᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈse.xʷɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

  1. seeing, sight
  2. eyeball, pupil

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (‘to see, notice’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.sehwǭsehwōniz
Acc.sehwōnųsehwōnunz
Gen.sehwōnizsehwōnǫ̂
Dat.sehwōnisehwōmaz
Inst.sehwōnēsehwōmiz
Voc.sehwǭsehwōniz

Find a form

Descendants

  • *sehwā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • siā (Old Frisian)
    • seha, seho, sio (Old Saxon)
  • *sehwā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sia (Old Dutch)
      • sie (Middle Dutch)
  • *sehwā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sēo, sēa, sīo (Old English)
      • seo (Middle English)
  • *sehwā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • seha, seho, sīo (Old High German)
      • sëhe (Middle High German)
        • Sehe (German)
  • *sehwō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • siā (Old Frisian)
    • seha, seho, sio (Old Saxon)
  • *sehwō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sia (Old Dutch)
      • sie (Middle Dutch)
  • *sehwō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sēo, sēa, sīo (Old English)
      • seo (Middle English)
  • *sehwō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • seha, seho, sīo (Old High German)
      • sëhe (Middle High German)
        • Sehe (German)
  • *sjá (Old Norse)
    • skuggsjá (Old Norse)
  • *sjá (Old Norse)
    • ásjá, umsjá (Old Norse)
      • ásjá (Icelandic)

Explore/search these descendants

View on Wiktionary