Where does “forþcyme” come from?

forþcyme (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kumiz, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

forþcyme (Old English): a forthcoming

Definitions

  1. a forthcoming

Ancestry of “forþcyme”, step by step

forþcyme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kumiz

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

via Proto-Germanic furþą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfurþąforward
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥to-—

Words derived from “forþcyme”

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