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Where does “ruimteziek” come from?

ruimteziek (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;...

ruimteziek (Dutch): spacesick

Definitions

  1. spacesick

Ancestry of “ruimteziek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzieksick, ill; excellent; very
2Middle Dutchsigento sink, to drop; to drip out, to drain; to slope...
3Old Dutchsīgan—
4Proto-West Germanicsīganto sink, to drop
5Proto-Germanicsīganąto sink, to drop
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →