Where does “zeegedrocht” come from?

zeegedrocht (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;...

zeegedrocht (Dutch): sea monster

Definitions

  1. sea monster

Ancestry of “zeegedrocht”, step by step

zeegedrocht 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 gedrocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgedrochtmonstrosity, monster, something or someone very...
2Middle Dutchgedrochte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →