Where does “komast” come from?

komast (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic koma, from Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

komast (Icelandic): to get there, to get, to be able to come

Definitions

  1. to get there, to get, to be able to come

Ancestry of “komast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickomato come; to arrive; arrival
2Old Norsekomato come, arrive
3Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →