Where does “rijtuig” come from?

rijtuig (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.

rijtuig (Dutch): A carriage or coach, such as in a train; A...

Definitions

  1. A carriage or coach, such as in a train; A...

Ancestry of “rijtuig”, step by step

rijtuig 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 tuig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtuigthing; device; riff-raff
2Middle Dutchtuygtools, apparatus, utensil, ornament
3Old Dutchtiug—
4Proto-Germanictiugijąstuff, gear, device
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “rijtuig”

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