Where does “gelijkstemmen” come from?

gelijkstemmen (Dutch) comes from Dutch stemmen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

gelijkstemmen (Dutch): to tune to the same pitch

Definitions

  1. to tune to the same pitch

Ancestry of “gelijkstemmen”, step by step

gelijkstemmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stemmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstemmento vote; to tune; to bring into a certain mood
2Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch gelijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgelijkequal, like, alike; equal, equivalent;...
2Middle Dutchgelijc
3Old Dutchgilīk
4Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
5Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Chichewa iye
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