Where does “Koum” come from?

Koum (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian komb, from Proto-Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

Koum (Saterland Frisian): comb

Definitions

  1. comb

Ancestry of “Koum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankomb—
2Proto-Germanic*kamb—
3Proto-Germanickambazcomb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →