An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/seichen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
seichen
Friedrich Kluge2509962An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — seichen1891John Francis Davis

seichen, vb., ‘to make water,’ from the equiv. MidHG. seichen, OHG. seihhen; allied to ModHG. Seiche, ‘urine,’ and the equiv. MidHG. seiche, f., seich, m., OHG. seih, m.; Goth. *saiqjan, ‘to make water,’ is wanting; with these sickern, ‘to ooze,’ and LG. sêken, ‘to make water’ (Teut. root saik, saiq), are connected. The Aryan root sī̆q, mentioned under seihen, appears in OSlov. as sĭcati, with the same meaning, ‘to make water’; comp. OSlov. sĭcĭ, m., ‘urine.’