Where does “queme” come from?

queme (English) comes from Middle English quemen, from Old English cwēman, from Proto-Germanic kwēmijaną, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

queme (English): To please, to satisfy

Definitions

  1. To please, to satisfy

Ancestry of “queme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishquemento please
2Old Englishcwēmanto please; to gratify, satisfy, please
3Proto-Germanickwēmijanąto please, comfort, come; to please, be...
4Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →