Where does “terugkrijgen” come from?
terugkrijgen (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.
terugkrijgen (Dutch): to get back, recover
Definitions
- to get back, recover
Ancestry of “terugkrijgen”, step by step
terugkrijgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch terug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | terug | backwards, back; back, to a previous place or... |
| 2 | Dutch | rug | back; ridge |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | rugge | back |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ruggi | back, backside |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrugi | back; spine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrugjaz | back; spine; ridge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krewk- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Dutch krijgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krijgen | to get, to receive, to come into possession of;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crigen | to acquire, to gain; to get, to receive, to be... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | crīgan | to strive |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīgan | to strive, struggle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |