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

  1. to come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to...

Ancestry of “komen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcōmento come
2Old Dutchcumanto come
3Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
4Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “komen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-
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