Where does “reuzenrad” come from?

reuzenrad (Dutch) comes from Dutch rad, from Middle Dutch rat, from Old Dutch rath, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic raþą, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

reuzenrad (Dutch): Ferris wheel

Definitions

  1. Ferris wheel

Ancestry of “reuzenrad”, step by step

reuzenrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchradwheel; quick, swift
2Middle Dutchratwheel; fast, quick
3Old Dutchrathfast, quick
4Proto-West Germanic*raþwheel
5Proto-Germanicraþąwheel
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Dutch reus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreusgiant
2Middle Dutchruese—
3Old Dutchriso—
4Proto-Germanicrisiza giant
5Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *raþ →
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