Where does “spoorwegovergang” come from?

spoorwegovergang (Dutch) comes from Dutch spoorweg, from Dutch spoor, from Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch spor, from Proto-West Germanic *spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spoorwegovergang (Dutch): level crossing

Definitions

  1. level crossing

Ancestry of “spoorwegovergang”, step by step

spoorwegovergang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch spoorweg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspoorwegrailway
2Dutchspoortrack; railway track; trace
3Middle Dutchspor—
4Old Dutchsportrack, trace
5Proto-West Germanic*spor—
6Proto-Germanicspurątrack
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via Dutch overgang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchovergangtransition; crossing, place where one crosses;...
2Middle Dutchoverganc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spor →