Where does “overeenkomst” come from?
overeenkomst (Dutch) comes from Dutch overeenkomen, 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.
overeenkomst (Dutch): similarity; agreement; contract
Definitions
- similarity; agreement; contract
Ancestry of “overeenkomst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | overeenkomen | to agree; to correspond to |
| 2 | Dutch | komen | to come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cōmen | to come |
| 4 | Old Dutch | cuman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |