Where does “piesen” come from?

piesen (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

piesen (Dutch): to piss, to pee

Definitions

  1. to piss, to pee

Ancestry of “piesen”, step by step

piesen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch pies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpiesAlternative form of pis; piss
2Dutchpispiss; cheap beer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →