Where does “tegemoet” come from?
tegemoet (Dutch) comes from Dutch te, from Middle Dutch te, from Old Dutch te, from Proto-Germanic ta, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
tegemoet (Dutch): towards; towards, heading for
Definitions
- towards; towards, heading for
Ancestry of “tegemoet”, step by step
tegemoet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch te
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | te | too; to; located at, in, on |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | te | at, in; to, towards; at, during |
| 3 | Old Dutch | te | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Dutch gemoet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gemoet | a meeting, an encounter |
| 2 | Dutch | gemoeten | to meet, to encounter |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gemoeten | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gimuoten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamōtijaną | to meet, encounter |