Where does “snelheidsbeperking” come from?
snelheidsbeperking (Dutch) comes from Dutch beperking, from Dutch beperken, from Dutch perk, from Middle Dutch perc, from Old Dutch perk, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.
snelheidsbeperking (Dutch): speed limit
Definitions
- speed limit
Ancestry of “snelheidsbeperking”, step by step
snelheidsbeperking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beperking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beperking | restriction, limitation, constraint; disability,... |
| 2 | Dutch | beperken | to limit, to curtail, to restrict, to constrain;... |
| 3 | Dutch | perk | a delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | perc | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | perk | — |
| 6 | Frankish | parrik | enclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | parrukaz | fence; enclosure |