cweman
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to please, satisfy, gratify
- to comply with, serve
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaną (please, suit, comfort, be convenient, come) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gwem- (go, come).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gwem-
Gloss
go, come
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
来
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- queme English
- bequem German
- unbequem German
- *gwem- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European
- *kwemaną Proto-Germanic
- *kwēmijaną Proto-Germanic
- ancuman Old English
- becuman Old English
- cuman Old English
- forcuman Old English
- forecuman Old English
- forþcuman Old English
- gecuman Old English
- incuman Old English
- ofercuman Old English
- upcuman Old English
- quemen Middle English
- biquāmi Old High German
- bequæme Middle High German
- *kwēmijan gmw-pro
- bequēme Middle Low German