Where does “rijweg” come from?

rijweg (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.

rijweg (Dutch): road or portion of a road intended for use by (motorised) vehicles; roadway

Definitions

  1. road or portion of a road intended for use by (motorised) vehicles; roadway

Ancestry of “rijweg”, step by step

rijweg 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 weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
2Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
3Old Dutchwegway, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →