Where does “Congo” come from?
I appreciate the detailed instructions, but I need to flag an issue: the etymology chain provided doesn't support deriving "Congo" (a proper noun referring to a region/river in Africa) from Proto-Indo-European roots. This chain appears to trace "one" or "o" as a number/letter, not a geographical term. I cannot write an accurate one-sentence summary because the chain given doesn't etymologically explain "Congo." To do so would violate the rule "State only what the chain supports. Do not invent dates, cognates, or intermediate steps." Could you verify the etymology chain is correct for this headword?
Congo (English): Congregationalist
Definitions
- Congregationalist
Ancestry of “Congo”, step by step
Congo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English congregationalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | congregationalist | Of or pertaining to congregationalism |
| 2 | English | Congregational | Of or pertaining to Congregationalism,... |
| 3 | English | congregation | The act of congregating or collecting together; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | congregacioun | The gathering of people, or a crowd |
| 5 | Old French | congregacion | congregation; gathering; assembly of people |
| 6 | Latin | congregātiō | association, society |
| 7 | Latin | congregō | to gather into a flock |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Kongo nkongo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kongo | nkongo | — |