Where does “comme” come from?
comme (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *kumb, from Frankish *kumb, from Proto-Germanic kumbaz — bowl, vessel; vat, tub.
Ancestry of “comme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *kumb | — |
| 2 | Frankish | *kumb | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kumbaz | bowl, vessel; vat, tub |
Words derived from “comme”