Where does “zee-eend” come from?

zee-eend (Dutch) comes from Dutch zee, 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-eend (Dutch): scoter, seaduck of the genus "Melanitta"

Definitions

  1. scoter, seaduck of the genus "Melanitta"

Ancestry of “zee-eend”, step by step

zee-eend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeesea
2Middle Dutchsêesea
3Old Dutchsēosea
4Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
5Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
6Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
8Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

via Dutch eend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheendduck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding...
2Middle Dutchent—
3Old Dutchened—
4Proto-Germanicanadzduck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck
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