Where does “zeekreeft” come from?

zeekreeft (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;...

zeekreeft (Dutch): maritime lobster

Definitions

  1. maritime lobster

Ancestry of “zeekreeft”, step by step

zeekreeft 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 Kreeft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchKreeftCancer
2Middle Dutchcrevetcrayfish
3Old Dutchkrevit
4Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-