Where does “rijbewijs” come from?

rijbewijs (Dutch) comes from Dutch rijden, from Middle Dutch rîden, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rijbewijs (Dutch): driver's license

Definitions

  1. driver's license

Ancestry of “rijbewijs”, step by step

rijbewijs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rijden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrijdento ride; to drive
2Middle Dutchrîdento ride
3Old Dutchrīdanto ride
4Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch bewijs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewijsproof; evidence; the totality of proof and/or...
2Middle Dutchbewijs—

Words derived from “rijbewijs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →