Where does “kämmen” come from?

kämmen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German kemmen, from Old High German kemben, from Proto-West Germanic kambijan, from Proto-Germanic kambijaną, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

kämmen (Luxembourgish): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “kämmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankemmen—
2Old High Germankemben—
3Proto-West Germanickambijanto comb; kemb
4Proto-Germanickambijanąto comb; kemb
5Proto-Germanickambazcomb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →