Where does “praalziek” come from?
praalziek (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;...
praalziek (Dutch): ostentatious, showy
Definitions
- ostentatious, showy
Ancestry of “praalziek”, step by step
praalziek 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;... |