Where does “forthcomer” come from?

forthcomer (English) comes from English forthcome, 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.

forthcomer (English): One who comes forth

Definitions

  1. One who comes forth

Ancestry of “forthcomer”, step by step

forthcomer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English forthcome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforthcomeTo come forth; A coming forth
2Middle Englishforthcomen
3Old Englishforþcumanto come forth or forward, proceed, succeed,...
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

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną