Where does “tegenkomen” come from?

tegenkomen (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.

tegenkomen (Dutch): to encounter

Definitions

  1. to encounter

Ancestry of “tegenkomen”, step by step

tegenkomen 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 tegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtegenagainst; to, towards
2Middle Dutchtegen—
3Middle Dutchteat, in; to, towards; at, during
4Old Dutchte—
5Proto-Germanictato
6Proto-Germanictōto
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →