Where does “c-decay” come from?

c-decay (English) comes from English c̄, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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Ancestry of “c-decay”, step by step

c-decay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWith
2Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
3Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
4Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt
8Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
9Old High Germankuti
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English decay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecayThe process or result of being gradually...
2Middle Englishdecayen
3Anglo-Normandecaeirto fall away, decay, decline
4Medieval Latindecadere
5LatindecidoI fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down; I...
6LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
7Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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