Where does “zieë” come from?
zieë (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
zieë (Limburgish): sea
Definitions
- sea
Ancestry of “zieë”, step by step
zieë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch sêe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | sêe | sea |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sēo | sea |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Middle High German sein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sein | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sīn | his; to be |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |