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Germanic or Romance etymology #1: To see
For each synonym of to see, guess if its etymology is Germanic, Romance or neither.
Source: https://www.etymonline.com/
Explanations do not include PIE roots
Hint: Neither is barely used: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Origins_of_English_PieChart_2D.svg
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Last updated: May 22, 2019
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| First submitted | May 22, 2019 |
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1.
To see
Germanic
✓
Romance
✓
Neither
✓
Proto-Germanic: sehwanan>Old English: seon
2.
To view
Germanic
✓
Romance
✓
Neither
✓
Latin: videre>Old French: veue>Anglo-French: vewe
3.
To look
Germanic
✓
Romance
✓
Neither
✓
Old High German: luogen>West Germanic: lokjan>Old English: locian
4.
To watch
Germanic
✓
Romance
✓
Neither
✓
Proto-Germanic: wakjan>Old English wæccan
5.
To regard
Germanic
✓
Romance
✓
Neither
✓
Old French: regard
6.
To observe
Germanic
✓
Romance
✓
Neither
✓
Latin: observare>Old French: observer, osserver
7.
To glimpse
Germanic
✓
Romance
✓
Neither
✓
Old English: glimsian
8.
To notice
Germanic
✓
Romance
✓
Neither
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Old French: notefiier> 15c. English: to notify
9.
To witness
Germanic
✓
Romance
✓
Neither
✓
Old English: witnes
10.
To gaze
Germanic
✓
Romance
✓
Neither
✓
14-15c. Scandinavian(?): gasen, gazen
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