Where does “Zaankant” come from?

Zaankant (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaan, from Middle Dutch saen, from Old Dutch sān, from Proto-West Germanic sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic sēna, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

Ancestry of “Zaankant”, step by step

Zaankant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzaansoon; cream
2Middle Dutchsaenquickly, soon; immediately, right away; suddenly,...
3Old Dutchsān—
4Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
5Proto-Germanicsēna—
6Proto-Germanic*sa—
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Dutch kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkantside, face; side; way, direction
2Middle Dutchcantpoint, side, edge
3Old Northern Frenchcant—
4Medieval Latincanthus—

Words derived from “Zaankant”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →