Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*ḱóm
17 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm, most common first.
- amongOf a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).
- gainTo acquire possession of.
- consistentOf a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
- complyTo yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
- galoreIn abundance.
- conciergeAn employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests.
- HansardA member of a Hanse (“merchant guild”), or a resident of a Hanse town.
- conglomerateA cluster of heterogeneous things.
- yearningA wistful or melancholy longing.
- cahootsChiefly preceded by in: collaboration or collusion, chiefly for a nefarious reason.
- hanseA merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I.
- curtilageA small piece of land, such as a garth or yard with the buildings and structures on it, immediately surrounding a dwelling house and legally regarded as part of its property; originally, such areas were enclosed by a fence or wall.
- a-Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
- conventicleA secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting.
- gezelligHaving a cosy or pleasant, or sociable atmosphere; convivial and inviting.
- i-Used to form past participles of verbs. Alternative spelling of y-.
- qualtaghThe first person one encounters, either after leaving one's home or (sometimes) outside one's home, especially on New Year's Day; a first-foot.