Where does “downcoming” come from?
downcoming (English) comes from English downcome, from English come, from Middle English comen, 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.
downcoming (English): Moving downwards; present participle of downcome
Definitions
- Moving downwards; present participle of downcome
Ancestry of “downcoming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | downcome | A tumbling or falling down; a sudden or heavy... |
| 2 | English | come | To move from further away to nearer to; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | comen | to come |
| 4 | Old English | cuman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |