Where does “oprijlaan” come from?

oprijlaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch laan, from Middle Dutch laen, from Old Dutch lana, from Proto-Germanic lanō — lane, passageway.

oprijlaan (Dutch): driveway

Definitions

  1. driveway

Ancestry of “oprijlaan”, step by step

oprijlaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch laan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaanlane, avenue
2Middle Dutchlaen—
3Old Dutchlana—
4Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway

via Dutch oprijden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoprijden—
Every word from Proto-Germanic lanō →Every word from Old Dutch lana →Every word from Middle Dutch laen →