Where does “kommer” come from?
kommer (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.
kommer (Norwegian Bokmål): present of komme
Ancestry of “kommer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | komme | to come; to ejaculate |
| 2 | Old Norse | koma | to come, arrive |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |