Where does “afkomen” come from?

afkomen (Dutch) comes from Dutch komen, from Middle Dutch cōmen, from Old Dutch cuman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

afkomen (Dutch): to descend, to come off; to become officially...

Definitions

  1. to descend, to come off; to become officially...

Ancestry of “afkomen”, step by step

afkomen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch komen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkomento come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to...
2Middle Dutchcōmento come
3Old Dutchcumanto come
4Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
5Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “afkomen”

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