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Where does “comarba” come from?

comarba (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish comarbbae, from Old Irish com-, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “comarba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcomarbbaeheir, successor, inheritor; specifically, the...
2Old Irishcom-with, con-, co-; augment used instead of ro- in...
3Proto-Celtickom-with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “comarba”

  • coarb
  • comharba
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