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

Definitions

  1. germ; seed; sprout

Ancestry of “Keim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankīm—
2Old High Germankīmogerm
3Proto-West Germanic*kīmō—
4Proto-Germanickīmôsprout, germ
5Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
6Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

Words derived from “Keim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīmô →