Where does “דורכקומען” come from?

דורכקומען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קומען, from Middle High German komen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

דורכקומען (Yiddish): to reconcile, compromise, come to an agreement

Definitions

  1. to reconcile, compromise, come to an agreement

Ancestry of “דורכקומען”, step by step

דורכקומען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קומען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקומעןto come
2Middle High Germankomen—
3Old High Germankwemanto come
4Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
5Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Yiddish דורכ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדורכ־through
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →