Where does “upcoming” come from?

Upcoming derives from English come and English up combined with English -ing, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- meaning to go or come.

upcoming (English): Happening or appearing in the relatively near...

Definitions

  1. Happening or appearing in the relatively near...

Ancestry of “upcoming”, step by step

upcoming traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English upcome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupcomeTo ascend, rise; grow up; come up; An ascent,...
2Middle Englishupcomen—
3Old Englishūpcumanto come up, arise
4Old Englishcumanto come
5Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
6Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via English up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—

via English coming

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcomingpresent participle of come; The act of arriving;...
2Middle Englishcoming—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →