Etymology

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Today it means: Used to express that one is on the way. Full definition →

Middle English cominge ← Old English cumende ← Proto-Germanic *kwemandz
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coming · verb, interjection1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*kwemaną“to come”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*kwemandz
  3. Old English · inherited fromcumende
  4. Middle English · inherited fromcominge
  5. English todaycoming

From Middle English cominge, comynge, comande, from Old English cumende, from Proto-Germanic *kwemandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to come + -ing (present participle ending). Cognate with Dutch komend (“coming”), German kommend (“coming”), Swedish kommande (“coming”), Icelandic komandi (“coming”).

coming · noun, adjective2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromcoming
  2. English todaycoming

From Middle English coming, commyng, cumming, equivalent to come + -ing (gerundive ending).

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