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Where does “kwēmijaną” come from?

kwēmijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

kwēmijaną (Proto-Germanic): to please, comfort, come; to please, be...

Definitions

  1. to please, comfort, come; to please, be...

Ancestry of “kwēmijaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kwēmijaną”

  • quim
  • queme
  • quemen
  • cwēman
  • cweman
  • kwēmijan
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