Where does “gezinshereniging” come from?

gezinshereniging (Dutch) comes from Dutch gezin, from Middle Dutch ghesinde, from Proto-Germanic gasinþiją, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

gezinshereniging (Dutch): family reunification

Definitions

  1. family reunification

Ancestry of “gezinshereniging”, step by step

gezinshereniging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gezin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgezinimmediate family or nuclear family
2Middle Dutchghesinde—
3Proto-Germanicgasinþiją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Dutch hereniging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchherenigingreunification
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge—
4Old Dutch-inga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gasinþiją →