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zaad

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

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/zaːt/

Inherited from Middle Dutch

Inherited from Old Dutch

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Cognate with German

Cognate with Western Frisian

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Cognate with Danish

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.