Where does “ankamen” come from?

ankamen (Low German) comes from Low German an, from Middle Low German an, from Old Saxon an, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ankamen (Low German): to arrive; to depend on; to be important, to...

Definitions

  1. to arrive; to depend on; to be important, to...

Ancestry of “ankamen”, step by step

ankamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germananon; to, at
2Middle Low Germananon
3Old Saxonanon, in
4Proto-Germanic*an—
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-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-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →