Where does “dichtnaaien” come from?

dichtnaaien (Dutch) comes from Dutch dicht, from Middle Dutch dicht, from Old Dutch thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

dichtnaaien (Dutch): to sow shut

Definitions

  1. to sow shut

Ancestry of “dichtnaaien”, step by step

dichtnaaien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdichtthick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut
2Middle Dutchdicht
3Old Dutchthīht
4Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
5Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Dutch naaien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnaaiento sew; to screw, to fuck, to have sex; to screw,...
2Middle Dutchnâyento sew
3Old Dutchnāien
4Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
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