Where does “zaaien” come from?

zaaien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sâyen, from Old Dutch sāien, from Proto-West Germanic sāan, from Proto-Germanic sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

zaaien (Dutch): to sow, plant seed; to start, set in motion

Definitions

  1. to sow, plant seed; to start, set in motion

Ancestry of “zaaien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsâyento sow
2Old Dutchsāiento sow
3Proto-West Germanicsāanto sow
4Proto-Germanicsēanąto sow, to disperse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “zaaien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sāan →