kweman

kweman

Old High German

Alternative forms

• queman, chueman, kuman, cuman, chuman

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt.

Verb

kweman

1. to come

Conjugation

Conjugation of kweman (strong class 4)

infinitive	kweman
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	kwimu	kwam
2nd person singular	kwimis	kwāmi
3rd person singular	kwimit	kwam
1st person plural	kwemem, kwememes	kwāmum, kwāmumes
2nd person plural	kwemet	kwāmut
3rd person plural	kwemant	kwāmun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	kweme	kwāmi
2nd person singular	kwemes	kwāmis
3rd person singular	kweme	kwāmi
1st person plural	kwemem, kwememes	kwāmim, kwāmimes
2nd person plural	kwemet	kwāmit
3rd person plural	kwemen	kwāmin
imperative	present
singular	kwim
plural	kwemet
participle	present	past
	kwemanti	gikwoman

Descendants

• Middle High German: komen, kumen
  • Alemannic German: choo, cho, cha

    Italian Walser: cheemen, cheme, cho, chomu, chéeme

  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: khemmen, khèmman, ken

    Mòcheno: kemmen

    Udinese: ckeman, kèmmin, khemen

  • Central Franconian: komme, kumme, kumme

    Hunsrik: komme

  • German: kommen
  • Luxembourgish: kommen
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: kumme

  • Yiddish: קומען‎ (kumen)

Further reading

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition