Where does “komm” come from?
komm (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.
komm (German): singular imperative of kommen; first-person...
Definitions
- singular imperative of kommen; first-person...
Ancestry of “komm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kommen | to come; to arrive; to come to; to come over; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | quemen | to come |
| 3 | Old High German | kweman | to come |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |