Where does “seakindly” come from?
seakindly (English) comes from English kindly, from Middle English kyndely, from Old English cyndelīċ, from Old English cynde, from Old English cynd, from Proto-West Germanic *kundi, from Proto-Germanic kinþiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
seakindly (English): Easy to sail at sea; having good handling ability in the ocean
Definitions
- Easy to sail at sea; having good handling ability in the ocean
Ancestry of “seakindly”, step by step
seakindly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kindly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kindly | Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted,... |
| 2 | Middle English | kyndely | Natural, normal, unexceptional |
| 3 | Old English | cyndelīċ | natural, kindly |
| 4 | Old English | cynde | innate |
| 5 | Old English | cynd | generation, race |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *kundi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kinþiz | kind, race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English sea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |