Where does “zee” come from?

zee (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

zee (Dutch): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “zee”, step by step

zee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch sêe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsêesea
2Old Dutchsēosea
3Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
4Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
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 zout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoutsalt; salted; salty
2Middle Dutchsout
3Old Dutchsaltsalt; salty
4Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-

Words derived from “zee

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-