Where does “tocoming” come from?

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

tocoming (Scots): An arrival; an encounter

Definitions

  1. An arrival; an encounter

Ancestry of “tocoming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtocoming—
2Middle EnglishtocomenTo come to; approach
3Old Englishtōcumanto come, arrive
4Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →
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