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Where does “consideren” come from?

consideren (Middle English) comes from Middle French considerer, from Latin cōnsīderō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

consideren (Middle English): To consider

Definitions

  1. To consider

Ancestry of “consideren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “consideren”

  • consider
  • considerable
  • considering
  • considerably
  • reconsider
  • inconsiderable
  • reconsideration
  • considereth
  • consideringly
  • inconsiderably
  • considerest
  • unconsidering
  • considre
  • inconsiderableness
  • unconsiderable
  • reconsiderer
  • considerableness
  • disconsider
  • foreconsider
  • considreth
  • considrest
  • konsiderar
  • konsideresar
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