Where does “Keimling” come from?

Keimling (German) comes from German Keim, 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.

Keimling (German): embryo

Definitions

  1. embryo

Ancestry of “Keimling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKeimgerm; seed; sprout
2Middle High Germankīm—
3Old High Germankīmogerm
4Proto-West Germanic*kīmō—
5Proto-Germanickīmôsprout, germ
6Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
7Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīmô →