Where does “wisselkantoor” come from?

wisselkantoor (Dutch) comes from Dutch kantoor, from Middle Dutch cantoor, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

wisselkantoor (Dutch): exchange bureau

Definitions

exchange bureau

Ancestry of “wisselkantoor”, step by step

wisselkantoor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kantoor

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	kantoor	office
2	Middle Dutch	cantoor	—
3	Middle French	contoir	Alternative spelling of comptoir
4	Middle French	compter	to recount; to tell
5	Old French	compter	—
6	Latin	computāre	—
7	Latin	computō	to calculate, compute, reckon together
8	Latin	com-	allomorph of con-
9	Latin	con-	Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
11	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
12	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
13	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
14	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15	Middle English	kyt	—
16	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
17	Old High German	kuti	—
18	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
19	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
20	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak

via Dutch wisselen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	wisselen	to swap, to exchange; to vary, to change
2	Middle Dutch	wisselen	to swap, to exchange; to confuse; to change
3	Old Dutch	wissalon	—
4	Proto-Germanic	wihslōną	to change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate
5	Proto-Indo-European	weyḱ-	to enter in; to settle; settlement
6	Proto-Indo-European	wey-	to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu →