Where does “tocomen” come from?

tocomen (Middle English) comes from Old English tōcuman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

tocomen (Middle English): To come to; approach

Definitions

  1. To come to; approach

Ancestry of “tocomen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōcumanto come, arrive
2Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “tocomen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →