'reseed' originates from the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the word 'seed' from Old English 'sǣd', meaning 'that which is sown'.

'sǣd' transformed into the modern English word 'seed', and with the addition of the prefix 're-', it became 'reseed'.

Initially, it meant 'to sow seeds again', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.