Where does “zijtak” come from?
zijtak (Dutch) comes from Dutch zij, from Dutch zijde, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch sīda, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta — to satiate, satisfy.
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Ancestry of “zijtak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zij | Third person singular feminine subject pronoun;... |
| 2 | Dutch | zijde | side, face; silk |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | side | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sīda | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 8 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |