Where does “zwijgen” come from?
zwijgen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swigen, from Old Dutch swīgon, from Proto-West Germanic swīgēn, from Proto-West Germanic -ēn, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
zwijgen (Dutch): to be silent, to shut one's mouth; to keep silent
Definitions
- to be silent, to shut one's mouth; to keep silent
Ancestry of “zwijgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | swigen | to not speak, to be silent |
| 2 | Old Dutch | swīgon | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | swīgēn | to be silent |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ēn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “zwijgen”