Where does “zaad” come from?

zaad (Dutch) comes from Dutch plant, from Middle Dutch plante, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

zaad (Dutch): seed; sperm, semen

Definitions

  1. seed; sperm, semen

Ancestry of “zaad”, step by step

zaad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch plant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplantplant, any member of the kingdom Plantae;...
2Middle Dutchplante—
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Middle Dutch saet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsaet—
2Old Dutchsātsatiated
3Proto-West Germanic*sād—
4Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “zaad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →