Where does “tandzijde” come from?
tandzijde (Dutch) comes from Dutch zijde, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch sīda, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.
tandzijde (Dutch): dental floss, floss used to clean the areas...
Definitions
- dental floss, floss used to clean the areas...
Ancestry of “tandzijde”, step by step
tandzijde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zijde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zijde | side, face; silk |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | side | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sīda | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |