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Where does “oncumen” come from?

oncumen (Old English) comes from Old English ancuman, from Proto-Germanic anakwemaną — to come to, come at, arrive.

Ancestry of “oncumen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishancumanto come, arrive; oncome
2Proto-Germanicanakwemanąto come to, come at, arrive
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