Where does “bijeenlopen” come from?

bijeenlopen (Dutch) comes from Dutch lopen, from Middle Dutch lôpen, from Old Dutch lōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

bijeenlopen (Dutch): to walk together

Definitions

  1. to walk together

Ancestry of “bijeenlopen”, step by step

bijeenlopen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lopen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlopento run, go fast on one's own legs; to run, cover...
2Middle Dutchlôpento run (on foot)
3Old Dutchlōpanto run, to walk, to go
4Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Dutch bijeen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbijeentogether
2Middle Dutchbiêen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →