Where does “cumst” come from?
cumst (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic kumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
Ancestry of “cumst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kumþiz | coming, arrival |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḿ̥tis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “cumst”