Where does “gemeenzaamheid” come from?

gemeenzaamheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch gemeenzaam, from Dutch -zaam, from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

gemeenzaamheid (Dutch): familiarity, intimacy

Definitions

  1. familiarity, intimacy

Ancestry of “gemeenzaamheid”, step by step

gemeenzaamheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gemeenzaam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgemeenzaamfamiliar, intimate
2Dutch-zaamUsed to form adjectives/adverbs of base...
3Middle Dutch-sam
4Old Dutch-sam
5Proto-Germanic-samazsame as
6Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-
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