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Where does “cymlīċ” come from?

cymlīċ (Old English) comes from Old English cȳme, from Proto-Germanic kūmiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

Ancestry of “cymlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcȳmefine, exquisite
2Proto-Germanickūmizdelicate, feeble
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “cymlīċ”

  • comely
  • comeliness
  • comelily
  • cumly
  • comly
  • cumlich
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