Where does “quemen” come from?

quemen (Middle English) comes from Old English cwēman, from Proto-Germanic kwēmijaną, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

quemen (Middle English): to please

Definitions

  1. to please

Ancestry of “quemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwēmanto please; to gratify, satisfy, please
2Proto-Germanickwēmijanąto please, comfort, come; to please, be...
3Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “quemen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →
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