Where does “klaarkomen” come from?

klaarkomen (Dutch) comes 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.

klaarkomen (Dutch): to get ready; to finish a task, to be finished;...

Definitions

  1. to get ready; to finish a task, to be finished;...

Ancestry of “klaarkomen”, step by step

klaarkomen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch komen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkomento come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to...
2Middle Dutchcōmento come
3Old Dutchcumanto come
4Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
5Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Dutch klaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklaarready; finished; clear
2Middle Dutchclâerbright, shining, ready, finished
3Latinclārusclear, bright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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