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Where does “kombēsman” come from?

kombēsman (Proto-Celtic) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic kweduz — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “kombēsman”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kombēsman”

  • anchuma
  • cum
  • cuma
  • chum
  • coma
  • cummaid
  • cummae
  • cummatu
  • neuchummeydagh
  • neuchummeydys
  • yl-chummey
  • cummey
  • so-chummeydagh
  • cumma
  • cummad
  • cummaid
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