Where does “kiem” come from?
kiem (Dutch) comes from Middle High German kīme, from Old High German kīmo, from Proto-West Germanic *kīmō, from Proto-Germanic kīmô, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.
kiem (Dutch): seed, sprout, germ; beginning, birth; germ
Definitions
- seed, sprout, germ; beginning, birth; germ
Ancestry of “kiem”, step by step
kiem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German kīme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kīme | sprout |
| 2 | Old High German | kīmo | germ |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kīmō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kīmô | sprout, germ |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kī- | to split open, germinate, sprout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gī- | to sing, to call, to shout |
via Middle Dutch kieme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | kieme | — |