Where does “kaum” come from?

kaum (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German kūmo, from Proto-Germanic kūmijaz, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

kaum (Luxembourgish): hardly, barely

Definitions

  1. hardly, barely

Ancestry of “kaum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankūmotender, dainty, weak
2Proto-Germanickūmijazweak, pitiful, frail
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūmijaz →Every word from Old High German kūmo →