Where does “zeiknat” come from?

zeiknat (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.

zeiknat (Dutch): soaked, wet

Definitions

  1. soaked, wet

Ancestry of “zeiknat”, step by step

zeiknat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zeiken

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

via Dutch nat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnatwet; moisture
2Middle Dutchnat
3Old Dutchnatwet
4Proto-West Germanic*natwet
5Proto-Germanicnatazwet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Chichewa iye