Where does “achterankamen” come from?
achterankamen (Low German) comes from Low German kamen, from Middle Low German kōmen, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.
achterankamen (Low German): to come after, follow
Ancestry of “achterankamen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | kamen | to come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kōmen | — |
| 3 | Latin | cuminum | cumin |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κύμινον | cumin |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒂵𒈬𒉡 | cumin |