Where does “unforthcomingness” come from?
unforthcomingness (English) comes from English unforthcoming, 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 — to step.
unforthcomingness (English): The state or quality of being unforthcoming
Definitions
- The state or quality of being unforthcoming
Ancestry of “unforthcomingness”, step by step
unforthcomingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unforthcoming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unforthcoming | Not forthcoming; laconic or uncooperative |
| 2 | English | forthcoming | Approaching or about to take place; Available... |
| 3 | English | forthcome | To come forth; A coming forth |
| 4 | Middle English | forthcomen | — |
| 5 | Old English | forþcuman | to come forth or forward, proceed, succeed,... |
| 6 | Old English | cuman | to come |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |