Where does “zijpen” come from?

zijpen (Dutch) comes from Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian, from Proto-Germanic sipōną, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

zijpen (Dutch): to seep, ooze

Definitions

  1. to seep, ooze

Ancestry of “zijpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsipenTo seep, to ooze or pass slowly through pores or...
2Old Englishsipianto seep
3Proto-Germanicsipōnąto drop, fall, drip, trickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sipōną →Every word from Old English sipian →