Where does “kennismaken” come from?

kennismaken (Dutch) comes from Dutch maken, from Middle Dutch māken, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

kennismaken (Dutch): to acquaint, to make someone's acquaintance

Definitions

  1. to acquaint, to make someone's acquaintance

Ancestry of “kennismaken”, step by step

kennismaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch maken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
2Middle Dutchmākento make
3Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Dutch kennis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkennisknowledge; acquaintance, friend
2Middle Dutchkennesse—

Words derived from “kennismaken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic makaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic makōn →