Where does “ķemmēšana” come from?
ķemmēšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian ķemmēt, from Latvian ķemme, from German kämmen, from Middle High German kemmen, from Old High German kemben, from Proto-West Germanic kambijan, from Proto-Germanic kambijaną, from Proto-Germanic kambaz — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.
ķemmēšana (Latvian): combing; verbal noun of ķemmēt
Definitions
- combing; verbal noun of ķemmēt
Ancestry of “ķemmēšana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | ķemmēt | to comb |
| 2 | Latvian | ķemme | comb |
| 3 | German | kämmen | to comb; to brush; to comb or brush someone’s... |
| 4 | Middle High German | kemmen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kemben | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kambijan | to comb; kemb |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kambijaną | to comb; kemb |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kambaz | comb |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵómbʰos | tooth; row of teeth; peg |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵómbʰ- | to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg |