Where does “queme” come from?

queme (Middle English) comes from Old English cweme, from Proto-Germanic kwēmijaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

queme (Middle English): satisfying, satisfactory, agreeable

Definitions

  1. satisfying, satisfactory, agreeable

Ancestry of “queme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwemepleasant, agreeable, acceptable, meet
2Proto-Germanickwēmijazconvenient, appropriate, pleasing
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “queme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēmijaz →Every word from Old English cweme →