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
Ancestry of “bijeenkomst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | komst | arrival |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | comst | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | cumst | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kumþiz | coming, arrival |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḿ̥tis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |