Where does “zeetong” come from?

zeetong (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;...

zeetong (Dutch): sole, "Solea solea", a sought-after marine fish...

Definitions

  1. sole, "Solea solea", a sought-after marine fish...

Ancestry of “zeetong”, step by step

zeetong 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 tong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtongtongue; A kind of flatfish, the common sole,...
2Middle Dutchtongetongue; speech, language
3Old Dutchtungatongue
4Proto-West Germanictungātongue; speech, language
5Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-