Where does “cymþ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cymþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwimidi—
2Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “cymþ”

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