Where does “upcome” come from?
upcome (English) comes from Middle English upcomen, from Old English ūpcuman, 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.
upcome (English): To ascend, rise; grow up; come up; An ascent,...
Definitions
- To ascend, rise; grow up; come up; An ascent,...
Ancestry of “upcome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | upcomen | — |
| 2 | Old English | ūpcuman | to come up, arise |
| 3 | Old English | cuman | to come |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |