Where does “zeebeving” come from?
zeebeving (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;...
zeebeving (Dutch): seaquake
Definitions
- seaquake
Ancestry of “zeebeving”, step by step
zeebeving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zee | sea |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sêe | sea |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sēo | sea |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Dutch beving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beving | tremor |
| 2 | Dutch | beven | to shake, to shiver, to tremble |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bēven | to shake, to shiver, to tremble |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bivon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bibēn | to tremble |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bibāną | to tremble, quake, shiver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyH- | to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,... |