Where does “Congé” come from?

Congé (Luxembourgish) comes from French congé, from Old French congié, from Latin commeātus, from Latin commeō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Congé (Luxembourgish): leave (from work)

Definitions

  1. leave (from work)

Ancestry of “Congé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcongéleave; holiday, day off; furlough
2Old Frenchcongiéleave; absence
3Latincommeātussupplies, provisions
4Latincommeōto visit or travel to; to frequent
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-