Where does “zeeziek” come from?

zeeziek (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;...

zeeziek (Dutch): seasick

Definitions

  1. seasick

Ancestry of “zeeziek”, step by step

zeeziek 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 ziek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzieksick, ill; excellent; very
2Middle Dutchsigento sink, to drop; to drip out, to drain; to slope...
3Old Dutchsīganto sink, to drop
4Proto-West Germanicsīganto sink, to drop
5Proto-Germanicsīganąto sink, to drop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-
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