Where does “seiken” come from?

seiken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch seiken, from Proto-Germanic saikijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

seiken (Middle Dutch): to urinate

Definitions

  1. to urinate

Ancestry of “seiken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchseiken—
2Proto-Germanicsaikijanąto make drip
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “seiken”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →