Where does “kom” come from?

kom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål komme, from Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

kom (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of komme: ## simple past ## imperative

Definitions

  1. inflection of komme: ## simple past ## imperative

Ancestry of “kom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkommeto come; to ejaculate
2Old Norsekomato come, arrive
3Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →