Where does “reddingsploeg” come from?

reddingsploeg (Dutch) comes from Dutch ploeg, from Middle Dutch ploech, from Old Dutch pluog, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

reddingsploeg (Dutch): rescue team

Definitions

  1. rescue team

Ancestry of “reddingsploeg”, step by step

reddingsploeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ploeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchploegteam; crew; plough; coulter
2Middle Dutchploechplough; team
3Old Dutchpluog—
4Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
5Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Dutch redding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreddingrescue, rescuing
2Dutchreddento save, rescue
3Middle Dutchreddento save, to rescue
4Old Dutchredden—
5Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
6Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →