Where does “abekomen” come from?
abekomen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German abaqueman, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
Ancestry of “abekomen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | abaqueman | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kweman | to come |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “abekomen”