Where does “royeren” come from?
royeren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French roier, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica, from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “royeren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | roier | — |
| 2 | Old French | roie | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |