Where does “rijschool” come from?
rijschool (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.
rijschool (Dutch): driving school, riding school
Definitions
- driving school, riding school
Ancestry of “rijschool”, step by step
rijschool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rijden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rijden | to ride; to drive |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rîden | to ride |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rīdan | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Dutch school
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | school | school; a group of fish |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schôle | school institute of learning |
| 3 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |