Where does “zeesnoek” come from?

zeesnoek (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;...

zeesnoek (Dutch): European barracuda, Sphyraena sphyraena; snoek,...

Definitions

  1. European barracuda, Sphyraena sphyraena; snoek,...

Ancestry of “zeesnoek”, step by step

zeesnoek 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 snoek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnoekpike; pike, Northern pike, "Esox lucius"
2Middle Dutchsnoec—
3Proto-Germanicsnōkᵏa-—
4Proto-Germanicsnakanąto crawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneg-to crawl, creeping thing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →