Where does “zielement” come from?

zielement (Dutch) comes from Dutch ziel, from Middle Dutch siele, from Old Dutch sēla, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

zielement (Dutch): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “zielement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzielsoul; sound post
2Middle Dutchsielesoul
3Old Dutchsēlasoul
4Proto-West Germanicsaiwalusoul
5Proto-Germanicsaiwalōsoul, life force
6Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
7Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
9Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey-
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