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Where does “comríar” come from?

comríar (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish com-, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “comríar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcom-with, con-, co-; augment used instead of ro- in...
2Proto-Celtickom-with, together
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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