Where does “ruggespraak” come from?
ruggespraak (Dutch) comes from German Rücksprache, from German rück-, from Middle High German rücke, from Old High German rucki, from Proto-West Germanic hrugi, from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
ruggespraak (Dutch): consultation, discussion with stakeholders
Definitions
- consultation, discussion with stakeholders
Ancestry of “ruggespraak”, step by step
ruggespraak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rücksprache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rücksprache | consultation |
| 2 | German | rück- | back |
| 3 | Middle High German | rücke | back |
| 4 | Old High German | rucki | back |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrugi | back; spine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrugjaz | back; spine; ridge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krewk- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Dutch spraak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spraak | speech; language |
| 2 | Dutch | sprake | |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sprâke | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sprāka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprēkō | speech, language |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pereg- | to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |