Where does “theezeef” come from?

theezeef (Dutch) comes from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

theezeef (Dutch): tea strainer

Definitions

  1. tea strainer

Ancestry of “theezeef”, step by step

theezeef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch thee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtheetea
2Malaytehtea
3Malayputihwhite
4Classical Malayputihwhite
5Proto-Malayicputihwhite
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Dutch zeef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeefscreen, sieve
2Middle Dutchsēve—
3Old Norsesifia relation by marriage, an affinis
4Proto-West Germanicsibisieve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseyp-to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →