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Where does “foortkamen” come from?

foortkamen (Low German) comes from Low German kamen, from Middle Low German kōmen, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.

foortkamen (Low German): to progress; to get away

Definitions

  1. to progress; to get away

Ancestry of “foortkamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germankamento come; to happen, to arise, to come to be, to...
2Middle Low Germankōmen—
3Latincuminumcumin
4Ancient Greekκύμινονcumin
5Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin
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