Where does “rupsvoertuig” come from?

rupsvoertuig (Dutch) comes from Dutch voertuig, from Dutch voeren, from Dutch voederen, from Middle Dutch voederen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

rupsvoertuig (Dutch): any vehicle with caterpillar tracks

Definitions

  1. any vehicle with caterpillar tracks

Ancestry of “rupsvoertuig”, step by step

rupsvoertuig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voertuig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoertuigvehicle
2Dutchvoerento guide, lead; to wage; to line
3DutchvoederenAlternative form of voeren
4Middle Dutchvoederento feed; to line, to cover the inner surface of
5Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
6Old Dutch-en—
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch rups

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchrupsA caterpillar, the larve of a butterfly
2Middle Dutchrupse—
3Middle Dutchrupsene—
4Proto-Germanicrūpō—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →