Where does “*kīmō” come from?

*kīmō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kīmô, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

Ancestry of “*kīmō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickīmôsprout, germ
2Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
3Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

Words derived from “*kīmō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīmô →
*kīmō — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer