Where does “newcomb” come from?

newcomb (English) comes from Middle English neowecomen, from Old English nīwcumen, from Old English cumen, 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.

newcomb (English): a sport that is a variation of volleyball, but in...

Definitions

  1. a sport that is a variation of volleyball, but in...

Ancestry of “newcomb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishneowecomen—
2Old Englishnīwcumennew comer, neophyte, novice
3Old Englishcumen—
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 →