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· Proto-Germanic
*sōmijaną
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*sōmijaną
, most common first.
seem
To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
beseem
Generally with a qualifying word such as ill or well: to appear, look, or seem (a certain way for someone or something).