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Where does “komberū” come from?

komberū (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic kombereti, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “komberū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickomberetito bring together
2Proto-Celtickom-with, together
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “komberū”

  • encumbrance
  • encumber
  • incumbrance
  • encumbering
  • disencumber
  • incumbrancer
  • encumbrancer
  • encumberment
  • disencumbrance
  • unencumber
  • accumbrance
  • accumber
  • encumbrous
  • encumberingly
  • décombrer
  • encombrer
  • encombrement
  • Kummer
  • Kummerspeck
  • kümmerlich
  • kommer
  • encombraunce
  • encombren
  • encombrance
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