Where does “zeildoek” come from?

zeildoek (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeil, from Middle Dutch seil, from Old Dutch segil, from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

zeildoek (Dutch): sail, canvas, rag

Definitions

  1. sail, canvas, rag

Ancestry of “zeildoek”, step by step

zeildoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zeil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeilsail; tarpaulin, tarp
2Middle Dutchseilsail
3Old Dutchsegil—
4Proto-West Germanicseglsail
5Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
6Proto-Germanicsiglą—

via Dutch doek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoekcloth, linen, fabric; a piece of cloth; screen,...
2Middle Dutchdoeccloth
3Old Dutchduok—
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

Words derived from “zeildoek”

Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →