Where does “come in” come from?

come in (English) comes from Middle English com in, from Middle English incomen, from Old English incuman, from Old English cuman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

come in (English): To enter; To arrive; To become relevant,...

Definitions

  1. To enter; To arrive; To become relevant,...

Ancestry of “come in”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcom in—
2Middle Englishincomento come in; enter
3Old Englishincumanto come in, enter
4Old Englishcumanto come
5Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
6Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →