Where does “newcome” come from?
newcome (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.
newcome (English): Just arrived; lately come; A stranger newly...
Definitions
- Just arrived; lately come; A stranger newly...
Ancestry of “newcome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | neowecomen | — |
| 2 | Old English | nīwcumen | new comer, neophyte, novice |
| 3 | Old English | cumen | — |
| 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 |