'seed' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'sǣd', where 'sǣd' meant 'that which may be sown'.

'sǣd' transformed into the Middle English word 'sed', and eventually became the modern English word 'seed'.

Initially, it meant 'that which may be sown', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow'.