Where does “toezien” come from?

toezien (Dutch) comes from Dutch zien, from Middle Dutch siën, from Old Dutch sīan, from Proto-West Germanic sīhwan, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

toezien (Dutch): to watch, to see happen

Definitions

  1. to watch, to see happen

Ancestry of “toezien”, step by step

toezien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchziento see
2Middle Dutchsiënto filter, to seep
3Old Dutchsīan
4Proto-West Germanicsīhwanto filter
5Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

via Dutch toe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoeadverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,...
2Middle Dutchtoeto, towards; up to; until
3Old Dutchtuo
4Proto-West Germanic*tō
5Proto-Germanicto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-
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