Where does “samkomulag” come from?

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

samkomulag (Icelandic): agreement, deal

Definitions

  1. agreement, deal

Ancestry of “samkomulag”, step by step

samkomulag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic samkoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsamkomameeting, gathering, assembly
2Icelandickomato come; to arrive; arrival
3Old Norsekomato come, arrive
4Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Icelandic lag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclaglayer; stratum; tune, song
2Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →