Where does “samenspanning” come from?

samenspanning (Dutch) comes from Dutch samenspannen, 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.

samenspanning (Dutch): conspiracy

Definitions

  1. conspiracy

Ancestry of “samenspanning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsamenspannento conspire
2Dutchsamentogether
3Middle Dutchtsamen—
4Old Dutchsamentogether
5Proto-Germanicsaman—
6Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samanai →Every word from Proto-Germanic saman →
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