Where does “zijn” come from?

zijn (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sijn, from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

zijn (Dutch): To be, to exist; To go, to go on a trip and...

Definitions

  1. To be, to exist; To go, to go on a trip and...

Ancestry of “zijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsijnalternative infinitive of wesen; his; its
2Middle Dutchwēsento be
3Old Dutchwesanto be
4Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “zijn”

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