Where does “komen” come from?
komen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cōmen, from Old Dutch cuman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
komen (Dutch): to come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to...
Definitions
- to come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to...
Ancestry of “komen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | cōmen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | cuman | to come |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “komen”