Where does “zeikerd” come from?

zeikerd (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeiken, from Middle Dutch seiken, from Old Dutch seiken, from Proto-Germanic saikijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

zeikerd (Dutch): a whiner, someone who nags about everything

Definitions

  1. a whiner, someone who nags about everything

Ancestry of “zeikerd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeikento piss; to rain; to whine, to nag, to complain
2Middle Dutchseikento urinate
3Old Dutchseiken
4Proto-Germanicsaikijanąto make drip
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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