Where does “siën” come from?

siën (Middle Dutch) comes 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;...

siën (Middle Dutch): to filter, to seep

Definitions

  1. to filter, to seep

Ancestry of “siën”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsīan—
2Proto-West Germanicsīhwanto filter
3Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “siën”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →