Where does “comande” come from?

comande (Middle English) comes from Old English cumende, from Proto-Germanic kwemandz, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

comande (Middle English): Alternative form of comaunden; Alternative form...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of comaunden; Alternative form...

Ancestry of “comande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcumende—
2Proto-Germanickwemandz—
3Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →