Where does “samenspannen” come from?

samenspannen (Dutch) comes from Dutch samen, from Middle Dutch tsamen, from Old Dutch samen, from Proto-Germanic saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samenspannen (Dutch): to conspire

Definitions

  1. to conspire

Ancestry of “samenspannen”, step by step

samenspannen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch samen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsamentogether
2Middle Dutchtsamen—
3Old Dutchsamentogether
4Proto-Germanicsaman—
5Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Dutch spannen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspannento strain, to put tension on; to stretch
2Middle Dutchspannen
3Old Dutchspannan—
4Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span

Words derived from “samenspannen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samanai →Every word from Proto-Germanic saman →