Where does “auskommen” come from?

auskommen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish kommen, from Middle High German komen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

auskommen (Luxembourgish): to manage, to get by

Definitions

  1. to manage, to get by

Ancestry of “auskommen”, step by step

auskommen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish kommen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishkommento come
2Middle High Germankomen—
3Old High Germankwemanto come
4Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
5Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Luxembourgish aus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishausfrom, out of; of, made of; out of, because of,...
2Old High Germanūzout
3Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →