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Etymology
From Middle High German sehen, from Old High German sehan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Compare German sehen, Low German sehn, Dutch zien, English see, Danish se, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan).
Pronunciation
Verb
sihn
- to see; to look; to have sight
Ich sihn en Haus uffem Berrich.- I see a house on the mountain.
Ich hon sowas nie gesihn.- I've never seen something like that.
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