Where does “zeebies” come from?

zeebies (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;...

Ancestry of “zeebies”, step by step

zeebies 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 bies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbiesrush, sedge of the genus Schoenoplectus; piping
2Middle Dutchbiese—
3Old Dutch*biesa—
4Proto-West Germanic*beusurush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →