Where does “herkrijgen” come from?
herkrijgen (Dutch) comes from Dutch her, from Middle Dutch hier, from Old Dutch hier, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
herkrijgen (Dutch): to regain, to recover possession of
Definitions
- to regain, to recover possession of
Ancestry of “herkrijgen”, step by step
herkrijgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch her
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | her | here |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hier | here, in this place; to here, hither; now, at... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hier | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | here |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Dutch krijgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krijgen | to get, to receive, to come into possession of;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crigen | to acquire, to gain; to get, to receive, to be... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | crīgan | to strive |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīgan | to strive, struggle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |