Where does “zijn” come from?

zijn (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sijn, from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

zijn (Middle Dutch): Alternative spelling of sijn

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of sijn

Ancestry of “zijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsijnalternative infinitive of wesen; his; its
2Middle Dutchwēsento be
3Old Dutchwesanto be
4Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →