Where does “Keimung” come from?
Keimung (German) comes from German keimen, from Middle High German kīmen, from Middle High German kīme, 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.
Keimung (German): gemination
Definitions
- gemination
Ancestry of “Keimung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | keimen | "intransitive"; to sprout, germinate; to stir |
| 2 | Middle High German | kīmen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | kīme | sprout |
| 4 | Old High German | kīmo | germ |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kīmō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kīmô | sprout, germ |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kī- | to split open, germinate, sprout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gī- | to sing, to call, to shout |