Where does “cumliþe” come from?

cumliþe (Old English) comes from Old English cuma, from Old English cuman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

cumliþe (Old English): hospitable

Definitions

  1. hospitable

Ancestry of “cumliþe”, step by step

cumliþe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcumaguest; stranger
2Old Englishcumanto come
3Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
4Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Old English līþe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīþemild; gentle, mild, pliable, limber; gentle, mild
2Proto-West Germaniclinþ(ī)gentle
3Proto-Germaniclinþazbendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléntos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →
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