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Where does “forþcuman” come from?

forþcuman (Old English) comes 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.

forþcuman (Old English): to come forth or forward, proceed, succeed,...

Definitions

  1. to come forth or forward, proceed, succeed,...

Ancestry of “forþcuman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcumanto come
2Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
3Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “forþcuman”

  • forthcoming
  • unforthcoming
  • forthcome
  • forthcomingness
  • forthcomingly
  • unforthcomingly
  • forthcomen
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