Where does “roerig” come from?
roerig (Dutch) comes from Dutch roeren, from Middle Dutch roeren, from Old Dutch ruoren, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hrōzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱroHs-.
roerig (Dutch): restless
Definitions
- restless
Ancestry of “roerig”, step by step
roerig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch roeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | roeren | to stir, scramble; to move, budge; touch, move |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | roeren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ruoren | to touch |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hrōʀijan | to stir |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrōzijaną | to stir |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱroHs- | — |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |