Where does “come” come from?
Come descends from Middle English comen, from Old English cuman, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-, a root meaning to go or arrive.
come (English): To move from further away to nearer to; To...
Definitions
- To move from further away to nearer to; To...
Ancestry of “come”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | comen | to come |
| 2 | Old English | cuman | to come |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “come”