Where does “arbeidsovereenkomst” come from?

arbeidsovereenkomst (Dutch) comes from Dutch overeenkomst, from Dutch overeenkomen, 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 — to step.

arbeidsovereenkomst (Dutch): employment contract

Definitions

  1. employment contract

Ancestry of “arbeidsovereenkomst”, step by step

arbeidsovereenkomst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch overeenkomst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchovereenkomstsimilarity; agreement; contract
2Dutchovereenkomento agree; to correspond to
3Dutchkomento come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to...
4Middle Dutchcōmento come
5Old Dutchcumanto come
6Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
7Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Dutch arbeid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcharbeidlabour, work; labour
2Middle Dutcharbeit
3Old Dutcharbeiteffort
4Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
5Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną
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