Where does “comst” come from?
comst (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch cumst, from Proto-Germanic kumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
Ancestry of “comst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | cumst | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kumþiz | coming, arrival |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḿ̥tis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “comst”