Where does “forthcome” come from?
forthcome (English) comes from Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forþcuman, 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.
forthcome (English): To come forth; A coming forth
Definitions
- To come forth; A coming forth
Ancestry of “forthcome”, step by step
forthcome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English forthcomen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forthcomen | — |
| 2 | Old English | forþcuman | to come forth or forward, proceed, succeed,... |
| 3 | Old English | cuman | to come |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |