Where does “terugplooien” come from?
terugplooien (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.
terugplooien (Dutch): to contract, to roll back, to retire
Definitions
- to contract, to roll back, to retire
Ancestry of “terugplooien”, step by step
terugplooien 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 plooien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plooien | to pleat, fold; to gather wrinkles |
| 2 | French | ployer | to bend, fold |
| 3 | Middle French | ployer | to fold |
| 4 | Old French | pleier | Alternative form of ploiier |
| 5 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |