Where does “afzeiken” come from?
afzeiken (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeiken, from Middle Dutch seiken, from Old Dutch seiken, from Proto-Germanic saikijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
afzeiken (Dutch): to criticise harshly, to ridicule
Definitions
- to criticise harshly, to ridicule
Ancestry of “afzeiken”, step by step
afzeiken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zeiken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zeiken | to piss; to rain; to whine, to nag, to complain |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | seiken | to urinate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | seiken | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saikijaną | to make drip |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |