Where does “ziektekiem” come from?

ziektekiem (Dutch) comes from Dutch kiem, from Middle High German kīme, from Old High German kīmo, from Proto-West Germanic *kīmō, from Proto-Germanic kīmô, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

ziektekiem (Dutch): a germ, a pathogen

Definitions

  1. a germ, a pathogen

Ancestry of “ziektekiem”, step by step

ziektekiem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kiem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkiemseed, sprout, germ; beginning, birth; germ
2Middle High Germankīmesprout
3Old High Germankīmogerm
4Proto-West Germanic*kīmō—
5Proto-Germanickīmôsprout, germ
6Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
7Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

via Dutch ziekte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchziekteThe state of sickness; An illness, disease
2Middle Dutchsiecte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →