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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

  1. To ascend, rise; grow up; come up; An ascent,...

Ancestry of “upcome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishupcomen—
2Old Englishūpcumanto come up, arise
3Old Englishcumanto come
4Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
5Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
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