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Where does “glansrijk” come from?

glansrijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch -rijk, from Dutch rijk, 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 — to fit, to fix, to put together.

glansrijk (Dutch): fantastic, brilliant, with flying colours;...

Definitions

  1. fantastic, brilliant, with flying colours;...

Ancestry of “glansrijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-rijk—
2Dutchrijkrich; wealthy; abundant
3DutchraadAn advice, counsel; A council, board, body which...
4Middle Dutchrâet—
5Old Dutchrāt—
6Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
7Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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