Where does “Zeeuws” come from?

Zeeuws (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sêeusch, from Old Dutch sēwisk, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Zeeuws (Dutch): of or related to Zeeland

Definitions

  1. of or related to Zeeland

Ancestry of “Zeeuws”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsêeusch—
2Old Dutchsēwiskof the sea
3Old Dutchsēosea
4Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
5Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
6Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
8Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →