Where does “Keim” come from?
Keim (German) comes from Middle High German kīm, from Old High German kīmo, from Proto-West Germanic *kīmō, from Proto-Germanic kīmô, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.
Keim (German): germ; seed; sprout
Ancestry of “Keim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kīm | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kīmo | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kīmō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kīmô | sprout, germ |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kī- | to split open, germinate, sprout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gī- | to sing, to call, to shout |
Words derived from “Keim”