forthcoming

forthcoming · adjective, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʷem-“to step”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*per-“before, in front; first”
3. Old English · inherited fromforþcuman“to come forth, come forward”
4. Middle English · inherited fromforth commyng
5. English todayforthcoming

The adjective is derived from forth (“forwards”) + coming (“approaching (adjective)”); or from Middle English forth commyng, *forthcominge, present participle of forth-comen (“to come forth; to appear, issue”), from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, come forward”) (present participle *forþcumende), from forþ- (“forth; forward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + cuman (“to come”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to step”)). Compare Dutch voortkomend (“coming forth, originating from (verb)”), German fortkommend (“getting away; progressing (verb)”). The noun is derived from forth (“forwards”) + coming (“arrival”).

forthcoming · verb²

From forthcome + -ing.

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