Where does “testritten” come from?

testritten (Dutch) comes from Dutch testrit, from Dutch test, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste — to stand.

testritten (Dutch): to test drive

Definitions

  1. to test drive

Ancestry of “testritten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtestrittest drive
2Dutchtesttest; A test, an earthen bowl or pot; A test, a...
3EnglishTesta Test match
4Germantestento test
5GermanTesttest; melting pot
6EnglishtestA challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth...
7Middle Englishteste
8Old Frenchtestehead
9Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
10Latinterstis
11Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
12Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
13Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-
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