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Where does “gemoet” come from?

gemoet (Dutch) comes from Dutch gemoeten, from Middle Dutch gemoeten, from Old Dutch gimuoten, from Proto-Germanic gamōtijaną — to meet, encounter.

gemoet (Dutch): a meeting, an encounter

Definitions

  1. a meeting, an encounter

Ancestry of “gemoet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgemoetento meet, to encounter
2Middle Dutchgemoeten—
3Old Dutchgimuoten—
4Proto-Germanicgamōtijanąto meet, encounter

Words derived from “gemoet”

  • tegemoetkomen
  • tegemoet
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamōtijaną →