Where does “terughaalbaar” come from?
terughaalbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch terughalen, 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- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
terughaalbaar (Dutch): retrievable
Definitions
- retrievable
Ancestry of “terughaalbaar”, step by step
terughaalbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch terughalen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | terughalen | to recall |
| 2 | Dutch | terug | backwards, back; back, to a previous place or... |
| 3 | Dutch | rug | back; ridge |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | rugge | back |
| 5 | Old Dutch | ruggi | back, backside |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hrugi | back; spine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrugjaz | back; spine; ridge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krewk- | to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |