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Where does “inkomensgelijkheid” come from?

inkomensgelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch inkomen, from Dutch komen, from Middle Dutch cōmen, from Old Dutch cuman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

inkomensgelijkheid (Dutch): income equality

Definitions

  1. income equality

Ancestry of “inkomensgelijkheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinkomento come in; to warm up when starting an activity;...
2Dutchkomento come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to...
3Middle Dutchcōmen—
4Old Dutchcumanto come
5Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
6Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
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