Where does “kibbelziek” come from?
kibbelziek (Dutch) comes from Dutch ziek, from Middle Dutch sigen, from Old Dutch sīgan, from Proto-West Germanic sīgan, from Proto-Germanic sīganą, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
kibbelziek (Dutch): belligerent, quarrelsome
Definitions
- belligerent, quarrelsome
Ancestry of “kibbelziek”, step by step
kibbelziek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ziek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ziek | sick, ill; excellent; very |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sigen | to sink, to drop; to drip out, to drain; to slope... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sīgan | to sink, to drop |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sīgan | to sink, to drop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīganą | to sink, to drop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Dutch kibbelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kibbelen | to quibble |
| 2 | Dutch | kijven | to altercate, to dispute, to wrangle; to scold,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | kiven | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kīvan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kīban | to quarrel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kībaną | to quarrel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | geybʰ- | to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew |