Where does “queem” come from?

queem (Scots) comes from Middle English queme, from Old English cweme, from Proto-Germanic kwēmijaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

queem (Scots): close-fitting or well-fitting, snug; exactly,...

Definitions

  1. close-fitting or well-fitting, snug; exactly,...

Ancestry of “queem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishquemesatisfying, satisfactory, agreeable
2Old Englishcwemepleasant, agreeable, acceptable, meet
3Proto-Germanickwēmijazconvenient, appropriate, pleasing
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “queem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēmijaz →Every word from Old English cweme →