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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *xwēmōn-, *xwēmōn
Meaning: swallow
Old Norse: NIsl hvōma `verschlucken, verschlingen', hvōma f. `Speiseröte, SChlund'
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Proto-IE: *kʷem-
Meaning: to gulp
Old Indian: camati `to sip, drink', ā-cāmati `to sip, lap up, lick up', ptc. ācānta-; camasá- m. `a vessel for drinking the Soma', camū́- f. `vessel into which the Soma is poured'
Other Iranian: NPers čam `das Essen', čamīdan `Trinken'; Osset čumum `schlurfen'
Old Greek: témnonta = amélgonta Hsch.; étemen = ḗmelgen Hsch.
Russ. meaning: хлебать
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Number: 1092
Root: kʷem-
English meaning: to swallow, sip
German meaning: `schlürfen, schlucken'
Material: Ai. cā́mati und camati *schlürft', Partiz. ācānta-, camasá- m. `Trinkschale, Becher', camū́- m. `Schüssel'; npers. čam `das Essen', čamīδan `trinken', osset. cumun `schlürfen'; arm. k`im-k` Pl. `faux, guttur' (*kʷēmā-); mit Ablautstufe ō: npers. kām `Gaumen', afghan. kūmai ds.; zweifelhaft ist gr. ἔτεμεν ἤμελγεν und τέμνοντα [wohl τέμοντα] ἀμέλγοντα Hes., wobei ἀμέλγειν in der spätern Bed. `Flüssiges aussaugen, auspressen' zu fassen wäre;
nisl. hvōma (aus *hvāma, idg. *kʷēmō = ai. cā́mati) `verschlucken, verschlingen', hvōma f. `Speiseröhre, Schlund'.
References: WP. I 514.
Pages: 640-641
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