Where does “sijs” come from?

sijs (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch siseken, from Middle Low German sisek, from Proto-Slavic čižь — Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus.

sijs (Dutch): siskin, any member of the genus "Spinus";...

Definitions

  1. siskin, any member of the genus "Spinus";...

Ancestry of “sijs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsiseken—
2Middle Low Germansisek—
3Proto-SlavicčižьEurasian siskin, Spinus spinus

Words derived from “sijs”

Every word from Proto-Slavic čižь →Every word from Middle Low German sisek →Every word from Middle Dutch siseken →