Where does “voorbijkomen” come from?

voorbijkomen (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.

voorbijkomen (Dutch): to pass, to come to pass, to end; to drop by

Definitions

  1. to pass, to come to pass, to end; to drop by

Ancestry of “voorbijkomen”, step by step

voorbijkomen 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 voorbij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorbijpast; just beyond; past; over
2Middle Dutchvorebi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →
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