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
- To lose, to cause to cease to be in one's...
Ancestry of “kwijtraken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | raken | to touch; to hit; to become |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rāken | to acquire; to hit ; to reach; to touch |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rakon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rakōną | to take a course or direction; to run; to choose... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |