Where does “erofkommen” come from?

erofkommen (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.

erofkommen (Luxembourgish): to come down, to go down

Definitions

  1. to come down, to go down

Ancestry of “erofkommen”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →