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

  1. Sound of tearing or closing a zip fastener;...

Ancestry of “rits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchritssluitingzip fastener, zip, zipper
2Dutchsluitingclosure; lock
3Dutchsluitento close; to make, to affirm
4Middle Dutchslutento close, to shut; to close off; to lock up
5Old Dutchslūtanto close, shut
6Proto-Germanicslūtaną—

Words derived from “rits”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slūtaną →Every word from Old Dutch slūtan →Every word from Middle Dutch sluten →