Where does “hukhanzich” come from?
hukhanzich (Cimbrian) comes from Dutch zich, from Middle Dutch sich, from Middle High German sich, from Old High German sih, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
hukhanzich (Cimbrian): to squat down, crouch down
Definitions
- to squat down, crouch down
Ancestry of “hukhanzich”, step by step
hukhanzich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zich | himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sich | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | sich | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sih | self |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |