Where does “kaum” come from?

kaum (German) comes from Middle High German kūme, from Old High German kūmo, from Proto-Germanic kūmijaz, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

kaum (German): barely, hardly; little

Definitions

  1. barely, hardly; little

Ancestry of “kaum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankūme—
2Old High Germankūmotender, dainty, weak
3Proto-Germanickūmijazweak, pitiful, frail
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūmijaz →Every word from Old High German kūmo →