Where does “tekortkoming” come from?
tekortkoming (Dutch) comes from Dutch tekortkomen, 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.
tekortkoming (Dutch): shortcoming, imperfection, demerit quality of being inadequate
Definitions
- shortcoming, imperfection, demerit quality of being inadequate
Ancestry of “tekortkoming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tekortkomen | to be short of |
| 2 | Dutch | komen | to come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cōmen | to come |
| 4 | Old Dutch | cuman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |