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Proto-Germanic *sēaną (inherited)
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Middle High German sæjen (inherited)
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Proto-West Germanic *sāan (inherited)
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Old High German sāen (inherited)
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Old High German sājen (mention)
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Old High German sāwen (mention)
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Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (derived)
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Old English sawan (cognate)
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Luxembourgish séien (cognate)
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Pennsylvania German saehe (cognate)