Where does “keemm” come from?

keemm (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse kemba, from Proto-Germanic kambijaną, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

keemm (Westrobothnian): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “keemm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekembato comb
2Proto-Germanickambijanąto comb; kemb
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 →