Where does “laatkomer” come from?

laatkomer (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.

laatkomer (Dutch): latecomer

Definitions

  1. latecomer

Ancestry of “laatkomer”, step by step

laatkomer 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 laat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaatlate; tardy; serf
2Middle Dutchlaetserf; inflection of lāten: ## third-person...
3Old Dutchlāt—
4Proto-Germaniclētazfreeman; bondsman; serf
5Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →