Where does “zijgen” come from?
zijgen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sigen, from Old Dutch sīgan, from Proto-West Germanic sīgan, from Proto-Germanic sīganą, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
zijgen (Dutch): to slump, to fall down, to drop; to filter
Definitions
- to slump, to fall down, to drop; to filter
Ancestry of “zijgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | sigen | to sink, to drop; to drip out, to drain; to slope... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sīgan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sīgan | to sink, to drop |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīganą | to sink, to drop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
Words derived from “zijgen”