Where does “terugslagveer” come from?
terugslagveer (Dutch) comes from Dutch slag, from Middle Dutch slach, from Old Dutch slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
terugslagveer (Dutch): kickstart return spring
Definitions
- kickstart return spring
Ancestry of “terugslagveer”, step by step
terugslagveer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch slag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slag | A blow, knock, strike; A stroke, limb movement;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slach | beat |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slag | setback, misfortune |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 5 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 6 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 9 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Dutch veer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | veer | feather; spring; ferry |
| 2 | Dutch | veder | Alternative form of veer |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vedere | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fethara | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | feþru | feather |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
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 |