Where does “zeeschelp” come from?
zeeschelp (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;...
zeeschelp (Dutch): seashell
Definitions
- seashell
Ancestry of “zeeschelp”, step by step
zeeschelp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zee | sea |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sêe | sea |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sēo | sea |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Dutch schelp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schelp | shell |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schelpe | shell |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skella | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skallju | scale; shell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |