Where does “cwēman” come from?

cwēman (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kwēmijaną, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

cwēman (Old English): to please; to gratify, satisfy, please

Definitions

  1. to please; to gratify, satisfy, please

Ancestry of “cwēman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwēmijanąto please, comfort, come; to please, be...
2Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “cwēman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →