Where does “ukommen” come from?

ukommen (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.

ukommen (Luxembourgish): to arrive; to be important, to count, to matter;...

Definitions

  1. to arrive; to be important, to count, to matter;...

Ancestry of “ukommen”, 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 →
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