Where does “tussenkomen” come from?

tussenkomen (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.

tussenkomen (Dutch): to intervene

Definitions

  1. to intervene

Ancestry of “tussenkomen”, step by step

tussenkomen 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 tussen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtussenbetween; among, amidst
2Middle Dutchtwisschen—
3Old Dutchintwiskan—
4Proto-Germanictwiskaztwofold, double
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →