Where does “kīmen” come from?

kīmen (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German kīme, from Old High German kīmo, from Proto-West Germanic *kīmō, from Proto-Germanic kīmô, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

Ancestry of “kīmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankīmesprout
2Old High Germankīmogerm
3Proto-West Germanic*kīmō—
4Proto-Germanickīmôsprout, germ
5Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
6Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

Words derived from “kīmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīmô →