Where does “zeemijl” come from?

zeemijl (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;...

zeemijl (Dutch): nautical mile

Definitions

  1. nautical mile

Ancestry of “zeemijl”, step by step

zeemijl 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 mijl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmijla mile; a kilometre
2Middle Dutchmile—
3Latinmīlia—
4Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
5LatinMīllethousand; 1000
6Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →