Where does “seesoogdier” come from?
seesoogdier (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans soogdier, from Dutch zoogdier, from German Säugetier, from German Tier, from Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
seesoogdier (Afrikaans): marine mammal
Definitions
- marine mammal
Ancestry of “seesoogdier”, step by step
seesoogdier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans soogdier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | soogdier | mammal |
| 2 | Dutch | zoogdier | mammal, any member of the class Mammalia;... |
| 3 | German | Säugetier | mammal |
| 4 | German | Tier | animal; A person who has a quality thought of as... |
| 5 | Middle High German | tier | — |
| 6 | Old High German | tior | animal |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via Afrikaans see
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | see | sea |
| 2 | Dutch | zee | sea |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sêe | sea |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sēo | sea |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |