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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwēmiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Verbal adjective derived from the weak preterite (perfect) stem of *kwemaną. Similar to Sanskrit जग्मि (jagmi, going, moving towards).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʷɛː.miz/

Adjective

*kwēmiz

  1. coming
  2. able to come

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *bikwēmiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: *quāmi, biquāmi (attested once), unbiquāmi (twice)
  • Old Norse: kvæmt n
    • Old Swedish: qvæmber
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