Where does “terug” come from?

terug (Dutch) comes from Dutch rug, from Middle Dutch rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, 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.

terug (Dutch): backwards, back; back, to a previous place or...

Definitions

  1. backwards, back; back, to a previous place or...

Ancestry of “terug”, step by step

terug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrugback; ridge
2Middle Dutchruggeback
3Old Dutchruggiback, backside
4Proto-West Germanichrugiback; spine
5Proto-Germanichrugjazback; spine; ridge
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Dutch te

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtetoo; to; located at, in, on
2Middle Dutchteat, in; to, towards; at, during
3Old Dutchte
4Proto-Germanictato
5Proto-Germanicto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “terug

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-
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