Where does “afrij” come from?

afrij (Dutch) comes from Dutch afrijden, 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.

afrij (Dutch): downward-sloping road

Definitions

  1. downward-sloping road

Ancestry of “afrij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafrijdento drive off of
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- →