Where does “kemmen” come from?

kemmen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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.

kemmen (Middle Dutch): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “kemmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkemben—
2Proto-West Germanickambijanto comb; kemb
3Proto-Germanickambijanąto comb; kemb
4Proto-Germanickambazcomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

Words derived from “kemmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →