Where does “terugstellen” come from?

terugstellen (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.

terugstellen (Dutch): to reset; to demote

Definitions

  1. to reset; to demote

Ancestry of “terugstellen”, step by step

terugstellen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch terug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchterugbackwards, back; back, to a previous place or...
2Dutchrugback; ridge
3Middle Dutchruggeback
4Old Dutchruggiback, backside
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

via Dutch stellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstellento position; place; to state, to put forward; to...
2Middle Dutchstellen
3Old Dutchstellen—
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz →