Where does “imødekommenhed” come from?

imødekommenhed (Danish) comes from Danish imødekomme, from Danish komme, from Old Danish komæ, from Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

imødekommenhed (Danish): kindness, cooperativeness, benevolence, goodwill

Definitions

  1. kindness, cooperativeness, benevolence, goodwill

Ancestry of “imødekommenhed”, step by step

imødekommenhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish imødekomme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishimødekommeto accept and fulfill someone's or something's...
2Danishkommeto come; to get; To appear, to manifest itself;...
3Old Danishkomæ
4Old Norsekomato come, arrive
5Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną
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