Where does “gleichkommen” come from?

gleichkommen (German) comes from German kommen, from Middle High German quemen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

gleichkommen (German): to amount to

Definitions

  1. to amount to

Ancestry of “gleichkommen”, step by step

gleichkommen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kommen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankommento come; to arrive; to come to; to come over; to...
2Middle High Germanquemento come
3Old High Germankwemanto come
4Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
5Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via German gleich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangleichequal; same; very similar; same; identical
2Middle High Germangelīch
3Old High Germangilīhequal
4Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
5Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-
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