zien
Meaning
to see
Concepts
Synonyms
zich laten zien
een blik werpen
een blik werpen op
laten zien
toeschouwen
toezien
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/zin/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sien, from Old Dutch sian, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”). Originally a class 5 strong verb, but the Germanic *h was lost from the infinitive and present tense forms through syncope in Old Dutch. However, it alternated with *g in the past tense through Grammatischer Wechsel, and this remained.
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