Etymology

forthcome

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Today it means: To come forth. Full definition →

Middle English forthcomen ← Old English forþcuman ← Proto-Germanic *furþą
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forthcome · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*furþą“forth”
  2. Old English · inherited fromforþcuman“to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromforthcomen
  4. English todayforthcome

From Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to forth- + come.

forthcome · noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*furþą“forth”
  2. Old English · inherited fromforþcyme“a forthcoming”
  3. Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
  4. English todayforthcome

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English forþcyme (“a forthcoming”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kumiz (“coming”), equivalent to forth- + come. Cognate with German Fortkommen (“advancement”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishforþcuman all →

Proto-Germanic*furþą all →

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