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Where does “zieden” come from?

zieden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sieden, from Old Dutch siethan, from Proto-West Germanic seuþan, from Proto-Germanic seuþaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

zieden (Dutch): to boil; to prepare by boiling; to seethe, to be...

Definitions

  1. to boil; to prepare by boiling; to seethe, to be...

Ancestry of “zieden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsiedento boil; to prepare by boiling
2Old Dutchsiethanto boil
3Proto-West Germanicseuþanto seethe, to boil
4Proto-Germanicseuþanąto seethe; boil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “zieden”

  • zieder
  • ziederij
  • zoutziederij
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