Etymology Explorer › Proto-Germanic

Where does “kūmijaz” come from?

kūmijaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

kūmijaz (Proto-Germanic): weak, pitiful, frail

Definitions

  1. weak, pitiful, frail

Ancestry of “kūmijaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “kūmijaz”

  • kaum
  • komaj
  • kūmo
  • kūme
  • kaum
  • komaj
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →