Where does “ken” come from?

ken (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German komen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

ken (Cimbrian): to come

Definitions

  1. to come

Ancestry of “ken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankomen—
2Old High Germankwemanto come
3Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
4Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →