Where does “zeggen” come from?
zeggen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch seggen, from Old Dutch seggen, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
zeggen (Dutch): to say, tell
Ancestry of “zeggen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | seggen | to say; to tell, to make known; to tell, to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | seggen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saggjan | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sagjaną | to say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷ-h₁-yé- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “zeggen”