Where does “sizze” come from?
sizze (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sidza, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
sizze (West Frisian): to say
Definitions
- to say
Ancestry of “sizze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | sidza | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | saggjan | to say |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sagjaną | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷ-h₁-yé- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |