Where does “meekijken” come from?

meekijken (Dutch) comes from Dutch mee, from Dutch mede, from Middle Dutch mede, from Old Dutch mithi, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

meekijken (Dutch): to watch together (or online), to look together

Definitions

  1. to watch together (or online), to look together

Ancestry of “meekijken”, step by step

meekijken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeeadverbial form of met; along, together; able to...
2Dutchmedeco-; With someone or something else; mead
3Middle Dutchmedetogether, with; in accordance; furthermore, with...
4Old Dutchmithi—
5Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
6Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Dutch kijken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkijkento look
2Middle Dutchkīkento look, to direct the eyes
3Old Dutchkīkan—
4Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
5Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →