English
Rijswijk
Rijswijk comes from Dutch Rijswijk, from Old Dutch *ris ‘twig, branches, brushwood’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kréys-o-m.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kréys-o-mreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hrīsą‘twig’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hrīsreconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150*ris‘twig, branches, brushwood’reconstructed
- Dutchc. 1500–presentRijswijk
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kréys-o-mreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hrīsą‘twig’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hrīsreconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150*ris‘twig, branches, brushwood’reconstructed
- Dutchc. 1500–presentRijswijk
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *hrīs
Today it means
name A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kréys-o-m / Rijswijk