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