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Where does “cumeþ” come from?

cumeþ (Middle English) comes from Old English cymþ, from Proto-Germanic kwimidi, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

Ancestry of “cumeþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcymþ—
2Proto-Germanickwimidi—
3Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “cumeþ”

  • cometh
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