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Where does “vrachtkonvooi” come from?

vrachtkonvooi (Dutch) comes from Dutch konvooi, from French convoi, from French convoyer, from Old French conveier, from Vulgar Latin convio, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

vrachtkonvooi (Dutch): convoy of loaded vehicles, such as trucks or...

Definitions

  1. convoy of loaded vehicles, such as trucks or...

Ancestry of “vrachtkonvooi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkonvooiconvoy
2Frenchconvoiconvoy; load
3Frenchconvoyerto convoy; to escort
4Old Frenchconveierto escort
5Vulgar Latinconvio—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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