seise

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*seh₂g-“to track”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*sakōną“to charge, seek legal action against”
3. Frankish · derived from*sakjan“to sue, bring a legal charge against”
4. Early Medieval Latin · derived fromsacīre
5. Old French · derived fromseisir“to put in possession of", "to take possession of”
6. Middle English · inherited fromseisen
7. English todayseise

From Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir (“to put in possession of", "to take possession of”), from Early Medieval Latin sacīre, from Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, bring a legal charge against”), from Proto-Germanic *sakōną (“to charge, seek legal action against”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to track”). Cognate with Old High German sahhan (“to argue, scold”), Old English sacian (“to strive, contend”). More at sake.

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