Where does “schimmenrijk” come from?

schimmenrijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch rijk, from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

schimmenrijk (Dutch): realm of the dead, underworld

Definitions

  1. realm of the dead, underworld

Ancestry of “schimmenrijk”, step by step

schimmenrijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrijkrich; wealthy; abundant
2DutchraadAn advice, counsel; A council, board, body which...
3Middle Dutchrâet
4Old Dutchrāt
5Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
6Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch schim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschimshadow; apparition, ghost
2Middle Dutchschim
3Old Dutchskim
4Proto-Germanicskimaz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-