Where does “Kamperzeedijk-West” come from?
Kamperzeedijk-West (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeedijk, from Dutch zee, from Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Ancestry of “Kamperzeedijk-West”, step by step
Kamperzeedijk-West traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zeedijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zeedijk | a dike that serves as a seawall |
| 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;... |
via Dutch kampen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kampen | to struggle, to contend; to deal with, to suffer... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kempen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *kempen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijan | to battle; to campaign |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |