Where does “zeespiegelstijging” come from?
zeespiegelstijging (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeespiegel, 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- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
zeespiegelstijging (Dutch): sea level rise
Definitions
- sea level rise
Ancestry of “zeespiegelstijging”, step by step
zeespiegelstijging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zeespiegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zeespiegel | sea level |
| 2 | Dutch | zee | sea |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sêe | sea |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sēo | sea |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Dutch stijging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stijging | ascent; increase |
| 2 | Dutch | stijgen | to climb, to go up, to rise; to ascend |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stigen | to ascend, to climb |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stīgan | to climb, to ascend |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stīgan | to climb, to ascend |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stīganą | to go up; climb, ascend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stéygʰeti | to be walking; to be climbing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |