Where does “zeemeeuw” come from?

zeemeeuw (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;...

zeemeeuw (Dutch): seagull, seabird of the family Laridae

Definitions

  1. seagull, seabird of the family Laridae

Ancestry of “zeemeeuw”, step by step

zeemeeuw 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 meeuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmeeuwA seagull, seabird of the family Laridae
2Middle Dutchmêweseagull
3Old Dutchmēo
4Proto-West Germanic*maiwīgull, seagull
5Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
6Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-