see
Afrikaans
/sɪə/
noun
Definitions
- sea
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish zee (sea) inherited from Middle Dutch sêe inherited from Old Dutch sēo inherited from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (sea, ocean).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*saiwiz
Gloss
sea, ocean
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
海
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Javazee Dutch, Flemish
- Oostzee Dutch, Flemish
- Waddenzee Dutch, Flemish
- Zeeland Dutch, Flemish
- Zeewolde Dutch, Flemish
- Zuiderzee Dutch, Flemish
- appelblauwzeegroen Dutch, Flemish
- binnenzee Dutch, Flemish
- ijszee Dutch, Flemish
- luchtzee Dutch, Flemish
- mensenzee Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeeboot Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeedienst Dutch, Flemish
- onderzees Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeevloot Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeeër Dutch, Flemish
- overzees Dutch, Flemish
- randzee Dutch, Flemish
- vlammenzee Dutch, Flemish
- vuurzee Dutch, Flemish
- wereldzee Dutch, Flemish
- zee Dutch, Flemish
- zee-eend Dutch, Flemish
- zee-egel Dutch, Flemish
- zee-engel Dutch, Flemish
- zee-engte Dutch, Flemish
- zeeanemoon Dutch, Flemish
- zeeanjelier Dutch, Flemish
- zeearend Dutch, Flemish
- zeebaboe Dutch, Flemish
- zeebanket Dutch, Flemish
- zeebed Dutch, Flemish
- zeebedding Dutch, Flemish
- zeebeer Dutch, Flemish
- zeebeving Dutch, Flemish
- zeebodem Dutch, Flemish
- zeebonk Dutch, Flemish
- zeebreker Dutch, Flemish
- zeedahlia Dutch, Flemish
- zeedier Dutch, Flemish
- zeedijk Dutch, Flemish
- zeedonderpad Dutch, Flemish
- zeeduivel Dutch, Flemish
- zeefort Dutch, Flemish
- zeegans Dutch, Flemish
- zeegat Dutch, Flemish
- zeegedrocht Dutch, Flemish
- zeegras Dutch, Flemish
- zeehaven Dutch, Flemish
- zeeheld Dutch, Flemish
- zeehond Dutch, Flemish
- zeehoofd Dutch, Flemish
- zeeijs Dutch, Flemish
- zeekat Dutch, Flemish
- zeekoe Dutch, Flemish
- zeekoet Dutch, Flemish
- zeekomkommer Dutch, Flemish
- zeekraal Dutch, Flemish
- zeekreeft Dutch, Flemish
- zeekrokodil Dutch, Flemish
- zeekust Dutch, Flemish
- zeeland Dutch, Flemish
- zeeleeuw Dutch, Flemish
- zeeleguaan Dutch, Flemish
- zeeluipaard Dutch, Flemish
- zeemacht Dutch, Flemish
- zeeman Dutch, Flemish
- zeemeerman Dutch, Flemish
- zeemeermin Dutch, Flemish
- zeemeeuw Dutch, Flemish
- zeemijl Dutch, Flemish
- zeemijn Dutch, Flemish
- zeemonster Dutch, Flemish
- zeemuis Dutch, Flemish
- zeenaaktslak Dutch, Flemish
- zeenaald Dutch, Flemish
- zeenegenoog Dutch, Flemish
- zeenimf Dutch, Flemish
- zeeniveau Dutch, Flemish
- zeeolifant Dutch, Flemish
- zeeoor Dutch, Flemish
- zeeoorlog Dutch, Flemish
- zeeotter Dutch, Flemish
- zeepaard Dutch, Flemish
- zeeprik Dutch, Flemish
- zeereptiel Dutch, Flemish
- zeerover Dutch, Flemish
- zeerus Dutch, Flemish
- zeeschelp Dutch, Flemish
- zeeschildpad Dutch, Flemish
- zeeschip Dutch, Flemish
- zeeschuim Dutch, Flemish
- zeeschuimer Dutch, Flemish
- zeeslag Dutch, Flemish
- zeeslak Dutch, Flemish
- zeeslang Dutch, Flemish
- zeesluis Dutch, Flemish
- zeesnoek Dutch, Flemish
- zeesoldaat Dutch, Flemish
- zeespiegel Dutch, Flemish
- zeestaat Dutch, Flemish
- zeester Dutch, Flemish
- zeeton Dutch, Flemish
- zeetong Dutch, Flemish
- zeevaarder Dutch, Flemish
- zeevaart Dutch, Flemish
- zeevarken Dutch, Flemish
- zeevis Dutch, Flemish
- zeevogel Dutch, Flemish
- zeevonk Dutch, Flemish
- zeewaardig Dutch, Flemish
- zeewaarts Dutch, Flemish
- zeewater Dutch, Flemish
- zeewezen Dutch, Flemish
- zeewier Dutch, Flemish
- zeewolf Dutch, Flemish
- zeeziek Dutch, Flemish
- zeezoogdier Dutch, Flemish
- zeezout Dutch, Flemish
- *seykʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sh₂ey-, *sh₂ey-wo- Proto-Indo-European
- *sh₂ey-wo- Proto-Indo-European
- *saiwiz Proto-Germanic
- sæ Old English
- sǣ Old English
- sjór Old Norse
- sær Old Norse
- sær, sjár, sjór Old Norse
- see Middle Dutch
- sêe Middle Dutch
- seo Old High German
- sēo Old High German
- hawe Afrikaans
- koei Afrikaans
- komkommer Afrikaans
- seehawe Afrikaans
- seekoei Afrikaans
- seekomkommer Afrikaans
- seeskap Afrikaans
- seesoogdier Afrikaans
- seevlak Afrikaans
- seevoël Afrikaans
- soogdier Afrikaans
- vlak Afrikaans
- voël Afrikaans
- 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 Gothic
- *saiwi gmw-pro
- seo Old Dutch
- sēo Old Dutch
- seo Old Saxon
- sēo Old Saxon
- sē Old Frisian
- se Sranan Tongo
- sé Sranan Tongo
- zieë Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish
- zji West Flemish
- zeê Zealandic
- ze Aukan
- zé Saramaccan