Where does “proefrit” come from?
proefrit (Dutch) comes from Dutch proef, from Dutch proeve, from Old French prueve, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
proefrit (Dutch): a test ride or test drive, in particular for a vehicle
Definitions
- a test ride or test drive, in particular for a vehicle
Ancestry of “proefrit”, step by step
proefrit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch proef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | proef | test, experiment |
| 2 | Dutch | proeve | |
| 3 | Old French | prueve | proof |
| 4 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |