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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoegangswegaccess road any road which provides access to a particular place
2Dutchtoegangaccess, entrance
3Dutchgangpassageway, alley; gait, walk; journey
4Middle Dutchganc
5Old Dutchgank
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Dutch erf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherfyard; heritage, patrimony; hereditament,...
2Middle Dutcherveheritage, patrimony; real estate, unmovable...
3Old Dutchervi
4Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
5Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-