Where does “ümkamen” come from?

ümkamen (Low German) comes from Low German üm, from Middle Low German ümme, from Old Saxon umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

ümkamen (Low German): killed, dead; to die, be killed

Definitions

  1. killed, dead; to die, be killed

Ancestry of “ümkamen”, step by step

ümkamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German üm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanümaround, about; at; around, over
2Middle Low Germanümme—
3Old Saxonumbiaround
4Proto-West Germanicumbiaround
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Low German kamen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germankamento come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to...
2Middle Low Germankōmen—
3Latincuminumcumin
4Ancient Greekκύμινονcumin
5Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →