Where does “bijeenkomst” come from?

bijeenkomst (Dutch) comes from Dutch komst, from Middle Dutch comst, from Old Dutch cumst, from Proto-Germanic kumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bijeenkomst (Dutch): meeting

Definitions

  1. meeting

Ancestry of “bijeenkomst”, step by step

bijeenkomst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch komst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkomstarrival
2Middle Dutchcomst—
3Old Dutchcumstarrival
4Proto-Germanickumþizcoming, arrival
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Dutch bijeen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbijeentogether
2Middle Dutchbiêen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis →