Where does “unforthcoming” come from?
unforthcoming (English) comes from English forthcoming, 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 — to step.
unforthcoming (English): Not forthcoming; laconic or uncooperative
Definitions
- Not forthcoming; laconic or uncooperative
Ancestry of “unforthcoming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forthcoming | Approaching or about to take place; Available... |
| 2 | English | forthcome | To come forth; A coming forth |
| 3 | Middle English | forthcomen | — |
| 4 | Old English | forþcuman | to come forth or forward, proceed, succeed,... |
| 5 | Old English | cuman | to come |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |