coom

coom · noun¹

1. Old English · derived fromcol“coal”
2. Middle English · inherited fromculme
3. English todaycoom

From Middle English culme, colme, of unknown origin but probably from or related to Old English col (“coal”). Related to culm and Icelandic kámugur.

coom · verb²

See come.

coom · noun³

1. Scots · borrowed fromcoom
2. English todaycoom

From Scots coom, of unknown origin.

coom · noun, verb⁴

1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémt
3. Proto-Germanic*kwemaną
4. Proto-West Germanic*kweman
5. Old Englishcuman
6. Middle Englishcomen
7. Englishcome
8. Englishcum
9. English todaycoom

An alteration of cum. See also coomer.

Words from the same roots