Where does “erftoegangsweg” come from?
erftoegangsweg (Dutch) comes from Dutch toegangsweg, from Dutch toegang, from Dutch gang, from Middle Dutch ganc, from Old Dutch gank, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
erftoegangsweg (Dutch): in the modern system of Dutch road classification, the most local type of road, intended to provide full access to individual parcels
Definitions
- in the modern system of Dutch road classification, the most local type of road, intended to provide full access to individual parcels
Ancestry of “erftoegangsweg”, step by step
erftoegangsweg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch toegangsweg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | toegangsweg | access road any road which provides access to a particular place |
| 2 | Dutch | toegang | access, entrance |
| 3 | Dutch | gang | passageway, alley; gait, walk; journey |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ganc | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | gank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via Dutch erf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | erf | yard; heritage, patrimony; hereditament,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | erve | heritage, patrimony; real estate, unmovable... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ervi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arbī | inheritance |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |