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Where does “zedeloos” come from?

zedeloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch zede, from Dutch zieden, from Middle Dutch sieden, from Old Dutch siethan, from Proto-West Germanic seuþan, from Proto-Germanic seuþaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

zedeloos (Dutch): indecent, immoral

Definitions

  1. indecent, immoral

Ancestry of “zedeloos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzedea norms or habit practiced by a certain people...
2Dutchziedento boil; to prepare by boiling; to seethe, to be...
3Middle Dutchsiedento boil; to prepare by boiling
4Old Dutchsiethanto boil
5Proto-West Germanicseuþanto seethe, to boil
6Proto-Germanicseuþanąto seethe; boil
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
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