Where does “sizzer” come from?

sizzer (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian sizze, 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.

sizzer (West Frisian): sayer, one who says something

Definitions

  1. sayer, one who says something

Ancestry of “sizzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiansizzeto say
2Old Frisiansidza—
3Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
4Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →
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