Where does “tegemoetkomen” come from?

tegemoetkomen (Dutch) comes 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.

tegemoetkomen (Dutch): to approach, come to meet; to make concessions to

Definitions

  1. to approach, come to meet; to make concessions to

Ancestry of “tegemoetkomen”, step by step

tegemoetkomen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch komen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkomento come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to...
2Middle Dutchcōmento come
3Old Dutchcumanto come
4Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
5Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Dutch tegemoet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtegemoettowards; towards, heading for
2Dutchtetoo; to; located at, in, on
3Middle Dutchteat, in; to, towards; at, during
4Old Dutchte
5Proto-Germanictato
6Proto-Germanicto
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-