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Where does “kommer” come from?

kommer (Danish) comes from Danish komme, from Old Danish komæ, from Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

kommer (Danish): present of komme

Definitions

  1. present of komme

Ancestry of “kommer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkommeto come; to get; To appear, to manifest itself;...
2Old Danishkomæ—
3Old Norsekomato come, arrive
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- →