Where does “terugsturen” come from?
terugsturen (Dutch) comes from Dutch sturen, from Middle Dutch sturen, from Old Dutch stiuren, from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
terugsturen (Dutch): to send back, return
Definitions
- to send back, return
Ancestry of “terugsturen”, step by step
terugsturen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sturen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sturen | to steer, guide; to send; plural of stuur |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sturen | to steer; to direct; to bring |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stiuren | to direct, to lead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stiurijan | to steer, to direct |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |