Dutch word ontmoeten comes from Proto-Indo-European *mod-os, and later Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (To meet, encounter.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *mod-os | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mad- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | food, to come, meet, wet; glossy, fat, well-fed |
| *gamōtą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *mōtijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To meet, encounter. |
| *muoten | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| entmuten | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
| ontmoeten | Dutch (nld) | To encounter, come across. To meet. |