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Where does “komme” come from?

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

komme (Norwegian Bokmål): to come; to ejaculate

Definitions

  1. to come; to ejaculate

Ancestry of “komme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekomato come, arrive
2Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “komme”

  • nykommer
  • etterkommer
  • kommer
  • kom
  • omkomme
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