Where does “kiemen” come from?

kiemen (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

kiemen (Dutch): to germinate, to sprout

Definitions

  1. to germinate, to sprout

Ancestry of “kiemen”, step by step

kiemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch kiem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkiemseed, sprout, germ; beginning, birth; germ
2Middle High Germankīmesprout
3Old High Germankīmogerm
4Proto-West Germanic*kīmō—
5Proto-Germanickīmôsprout, germ
6Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
7Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

Words derived from “kiemen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →