zaad

Betekenis (English)

1. (neuter) plant seed, either natural or for agri- or horticultural use
2. (neuter) sperm, semen
3. (neuter) a figurative seed, germ, modest start

Synonyms

sperma

kiem

oog

👁️

pit

zaadkiem

afval

kaf

korrel

kroost

nakomelingschap

zaadkorrel

stokje

stam

zaadgoed

zaaisel

zaaizaad

stok

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/zaːt/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: saet

Inherited from Old Dutch: *sāt

Cognate with Nedersaksisch: Saad

Cognate with Duits: Saat

Cognate with Fries: sied

Cognate with Engels: seed

Cognate with Deens: sæd

In summary

From Middle Dutch saet, from Old Dutch *sāt, from Proto-West Germanic *sād, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz. Equivalent to zaaien (“to sow”) + -d (“verbal noun”). Compare Low German Saad, German Saat, West Frisian sied, English seed, Danish sæd.