Where does “zeeschuimer” come from?
zeeschuimer (Dutch) comes from Dutch schuimen, from Middle Dutch schumen, from Old Dutch scūmen, from Proto-West Germanic skūmijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
zeeschuimer (Dutch): pirate
Definitions
- pirate
Ancestry of “zeeschuimer”, step by step
zeeschuimer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schuimen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schuimen | to foam, to produce foam; to remove foam; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schumen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | scūmen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skūmijan | to foam, to froth |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |