Where does “zeen” come from?

zeen (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch siën, from Old Dutch sīan, from Proto-West Germanic sīhwan, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

zeen (Limburgish): to be; to see

Definitions

  1. to be; to see

Ancestry of “zeen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsiënto filter, to seep
2Old Dutchsīan—
3Proto-West Germanicsīhwanto filter
4Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →