queme

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʷem-“to go, come”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*kwēmijaną“to please, be convenient, suit”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*kwāmijan
4. Old English · inherited fromcwēman“to gratify, satisfy, please”
5. Middle English · inherited fromquemen“to please”
6. English todayqueme

From Middle English quemen (“to please”), from Old English cwēman (“to gratify, satisfy, please”) (compare cwēme (“pleasant, agreeable, acceptable”) and cwēmnes (“pleasure, satisfaction, mitigation”)), from Proto-West Germanic *kwāmijan, from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaną (“to please, be convenient, suit”), from *kwemaną (“to come”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to go, come”). Compare obsolete Swedish kväma, Danish kvemme. Related to Old English cuman (“to come”), English come. Compare also quim.

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