Where does “achterruit” come from?

achterruit (Dutch) comes from Dutch achter, from Middle Dutch achter, from Old Dutch after, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

achterruit (Dutch): rear window

Definitions

  1. rear window

Ancestry of “achterruit”, step by step

achterruit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch achter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchachterbehind; beyond
2Middle Dutchachterbehind; through, past; after
3Old Dutchafter—
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Dutch ruit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchruitThe shape rhombus, an equilateral parallelogram;...
2Middle Dutchrute—
3Latinrūtarue bitter herb
4Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →