Where does “zien” come from?
zien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch siën, from Old Dutch sīan, from Proto-West Germanic sīhwan, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
zien (Dutch): to see
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Ancestry of “zien”, step by step
zien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch siën
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | siën | to filter, to seep |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sīan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sīhwan | to filter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Late Latin thius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | thius | uncle |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θεῖος | Of or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |