Where does “kernonderzeeër” come from?
kernonderzeeër (Dutch) comes from Dutch onderzeeër, 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;...
kernonderzeeër (Dutch): nuclear submarine
Ancestry of “kernonderzeeër”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | onderzeeër | submarine |
| 2 | Dutch | zee | sea |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sêe | — |
| 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;... |