Where does “algemeenzaam” come from?

algemeenzaam (Dutch) comes from Dutch gemeenzaam, from Dutch -zaam, from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

algemeenzaam (Dutch): public, available or accessible to the public

Definitions

  1. public, available or accessible to the public

Ancestry of “algemeenzaam”, step by step

algemeenzaam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gemeenzaam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgemeenzaamfamiliar, intimate
2Dutch-zaamUsed to form adjectives/adverbs of base...
3Middle Dutch-sam
4Old Dutch-sam
5Proto-Germanic-samazsame as
6Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Dutch al

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
2Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
3Old Dutchāl
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Dutch algemeen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalgemeengeneral; common
2Dutchal gemeen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-