Where does “uitzien” come from?

uitzien (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;...

uitzien (Dutch): to look, to seem, to appear

Definitions

  1. to look, to seem, to appear

Ancestry of “uitzien”, step by step

uitzien 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 uit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitout, from the inside to the outside; out, off;...
2Middle Dutchuut
3Old Dutchūtoutside
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-
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