Where does “kwijtraken” come from?

kwijtraken (Dutch) comes from Dutch raken, from Middle Dutch rāken, from Old Dutch rakon, from Proto-Germanic rakōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

kwijtraken (Dutch): To lose, to cause to cease to be in one's...

Definitions

  1. To lose, to cause to cease to be in one's...

Ancestry of “kwijtraken”, step by step

kwijtraken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch raken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrakento touch; to hit; to become
2Middle Dutchrākento touch
3Old Dutchrakon—
4Proto-Germanicrakōnąto take a course or direction; to run; to choose...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Dutch kwijt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkwijtlost, missing
2Middle Dutchquite—
3Medieval Latinquitusdischarged, released; perfect passive infinitive...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rakōną →Every word from Old Dutch rakon →