Where does “rebowès” come from?

rebowès (Betawi) comes from Dutch rijbewijs, from Dutch rijden, from Middle Dutch rîden, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rebowès (Betawi): driver's license

Definitions

  1. driver's license

Ancestry of “rebowès”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrijbewijsdriver's license
2Dutchrijdento ride; to drive
3Middle Dutchrîdento ride
4Old Dutchrīdanto ride
5Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
6Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-
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