Where does “rits” come from?
rits (Dutch) comes from Dutch ritssluiting, from Dutch sluiting, from Dutch sluiten, from Middle Dutch sluten, from Old Dutch slūtan, from Proto-Germanic slūtaną.
rits (Dutch): Sound of tearing or closing a zip fastener;...
Definitions
- Sound of tearing or closing a zip fastener;...
Ancestry of “rits”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | ritssluiting | zip fastener, zip, zipper |
| 2 | Dutch | sluiting | closure; lock |
| 3 | Dutch | sluiten | to close; to make, to affirm |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | sluten | to close, to shut; to close off; to lock up |
| 5 | Old Dutch | slūtan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slūtaną | — |
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