zaaien

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈzaːi̯ə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to sow, plant seed
  • (transitive) to start, set in motion

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch sâyen inherited from Old Dutch *sāien inherited from Proto-Germanic *sēaną (sow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (sow, plant, sort, late, long, lineup, line up), *seh₁- (sow, plant, sort, late, long, lineup, line up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*seh₁-

Gloss

sow, plant, sort, late, long, lineup, line up

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

並

Emoji
🐖

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