Where does “Zaine” come from?

Zaine (German) comes from Old High German zeina, from Proto-West Germanic *tainijā, from Proto-Germanic tainijǭ, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

Zaine (German): basket; plural of Zain

Definitions

  1. basket; plural of Zain

Ancestry of “Zaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzeinabasket
2Proto-West Germanic*tainijā—
3Proto-Germanictainijǭwickerwork; wicker basket
4Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
5Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainijǭ →