Where does “sjeeje” come from?
sjeeje (Limburgish) comes from Middle Low German schên, from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.
Ancestry of “sjeeje”, step by step
sjeeje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German schên
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | schên | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | skehan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |
via Old Dutch skian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | skian | — |