Words that come from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt

335 words across 43 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt — including come, become, coming, becoming, outcome, welcome, overcome, forthcoming.

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English (73)

German (51)

Dutch (39)

Middle English (23)

Old English (22)

Low German (16)

Swedish (12)

Proto-Germanic (8)

Norwegian Bokmål (7)

Middle High German (7)

Danish (6)

Luxembourgish (6)

Old High German (6)

Middle Dutch (5)

Old Saxon (5)

Icelandic (4)

Afrikaans (4)

Old Frisian (3)

Old Danish (3)

West Frisian (2)

North Frisian (2)

Gothic (2)

Yiddish (2)

Scots (2)

Alemannic German (2)

Old Norse (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Proto-West Germanic (2)

Middle Low German (2)

Crimean Gothic (1)

French (1)

Faroese (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Elfdalian (1)

Mòcheno (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Hunsrik (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Finnish (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Limburgish (1)