Where does “grijsrijden” come from?

grijsrijden (Dutch) comes 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.

grijsrijden (Dutch): to use public transport for a farther or more...

Definitions

  1. to use public transport for a farther or more...

Ancestry of “grijsrijden”, step by step

grijsrijden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rijden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrijdento ride; to drive
2Middle Dutchrîdento ride
3Old Dutchrīdanto ride
4Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch grijs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrijsgrey, grey-colored; old; weathered, tarnished,...
2Middle Dutchgrijsgrey
3Old Dutchgrīs—
4Proto-West Germanic*grīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →