Where does “zeebaboe” come from?

zeebaboe (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;...

zeebaboe (Dutch): female babysitter of Indonesian descent on a ship

Definitions

  1. female babysitter of Indonesian descent on a ship

Ancestry of “zeebaboe”, step by step

zeebaboe 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 baboe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbaboea female babysitter, usually of Indonesian...
2Javaneseꦧꦧꦸmother
3Kawibabu—
4Proto-Mon-Khmer(ʔ)boʔmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →