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Where does “teruggeven” come from?

teruggeven (Dutch) comes from Dutch terug, 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.

teruggeven (Dutch): To return, give something back; To return the...

Definitions

  1. To return, give something back; To return the...

Ancestry of “teruggeven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchterugbackwards, back; back, to a previous place or...
2Dutchrugback; ridge
3Middle Dutchruggeback
4Old Dutchruggi—
5Proto-West Germanichrugiback; spine
6Proto-Germanichrugjazback; spine; ridge
7Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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