Where does “Vijfhuizen” come from?

Vijfhuizen (Dutch) comes from Dutch huis, from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “Vijfhuizen”, step by step

Vijfhuizen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch huis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhuisA house, home, residence; A genealogical house,...
2DutchraadAn advice, counsel; A council, board, body which...
3Middle Dutchrâet
4Old Dutchrāt
5Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
6Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch vijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijffive
2Middle Dutchvijffive
3Old Dutchfīffive
4Proto-Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-
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