Where does “samenzijn” come from?

samenzijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch zijn, from Middle Dutch sijn, from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

samenzijn (Dutch): a get-together, a gathering

Definitions

  1. a get-together, a gathering

Ancestry of “samenzijn”, step by step

samenzijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzijnTo be, to exist; To go, to go on a trip and...
2Middle Dutchsijnalternative infinitive of wesen; his; its
3Middle Dutchwēsento be
4Old Dutchwesanto be
5Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Dutch samen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsamentogether
2Middle Dutchtsamen—
3Old Dutchsamentogether
4Proto-Germanicsaman—
5Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →