Where does “veeljarig” come from?

veeljarig (Dutch) comes from Dutch -jarig, from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.

veeljarig (Dutch): many years old, of many years

Definitions

  1. many years old, of many years

Ancestry of “veeljarig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-jarig-year-old, -year, -yearly
2DutchjaarA year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the...
3Dutchringring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring...
4Middle Dutchrincring; circle; circle of people
5Old Dutchrincring, circle
6Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
7Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
8Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-