Where does “upcomer” come from?
upcomer (English) comes from English upcome, 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.
Ancestry of “upcomer”, step by step
upcomer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English upcome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | upcome | To ascend, rise; grow up; come up; An ascent,... |
| 2 | Middle English | upcomen | — |
| 3 | Old English | ūpcuman | to come up, arise |
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |