Where does “zeekoe” come from?
zeekoe (English) comes from Dutch zeekoe, from Middle Dutch seecoe.
zeekoe (English): hippopotamus
Ancestry of “zeekoe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zeekoe | manatee, marine mannal of the order Sirenia;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | seecoe | — |