Where does “uitroeien” come from?

uitroeien (Dutch) comes from Dutch uit, from Middle Dutch uut, from Old Dutch ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

uitroeien (Dutch): to root out, to exterminate

Definitions

  1. to root out, to exterminate

Ancestry of “uitroeien”, step by step

uitroeien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch uit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitout, from the inside to the outside; out, off;...
2Middle Dutchuut
3Old Dutchūtoutside
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Dutch roeien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroeiento row
2Middle Dutchroeyento row
3Old Dutchruoien
4Proto-Germanicrōanąto row
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “uitroeien

Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Germanic ūtEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt
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