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Where does “zeiksnor” come from?

zeiksnor (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.

zeiksnor (Dutch): A droopy moustache that somewhat exceeds the...

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  1. A droopy moustache that somewhat exceeds the...

Ancestry of “zeiksnor”, 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
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