Where does “tweerichtingsverkeer” come from?
tweerichtingsverkeer (Dutch) comes from Dutch richting, from Dutch richten, from Middle Dutch richten, from Old Dutch rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
tweerichtingsverkeer (Dutch): two-way traffic
Definitions
- two-way traffic
Ancestry of “tweerichtingsverkeer”, step by step
tweerichtingsverkeer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch richting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | richting | direction; movement, tendency |
| 2 | Dutch | richten | to direct, aim |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | richten | |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rihten | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rihtijan | to straighten to set straight; to align, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch verkeer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verkeer | traffic; exchange, intercourse |
| 2 | German | verkehr | correspondence, traffic interaction [[involve |
| 3 | German | verkehren | to interact in somebody’s sphere, to have... |
| 4 | Dutch | verkeren | to find oneself; to be found, be located;... |
| 5 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |