Where does “rederij” come from?

rederij (Dutch) comes from Dutch IJ, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

rederij (Dutch): shipping company

Definitions

  1. shipping company

Ancestry of “rederij”, step by step

rederij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch IJ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchIJthe IJ
2Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Dutch reder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchredershipowner, executive of a shipping business
2Middle Dutchreder—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →Every word from Dutch IJ →