Where does “cȳme” come from?
cȳme (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kūmiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
cȳme (Old English): fine, exquisite
Ancestry of “cȳme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kūmiz | delicate, feeble |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “cȳme”