Etymology

oncome

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Today it means: To arrive; come to; come on. Full definition →

Middle English oncomen ← Old English oncuman ← Proto-Germanic *anakwemaną
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oncome · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*anakwemaną“to come to, come at, arrive”
  2. Old English · inherited fromoncuman
  3. Middle English · inherited fromoncomen
  4. English todayoncome

From Middle English oncomen, from Old English oncuman, ancuman (“to arrive, come upon, happen”), from Proto-Germanic *anakwemaną (“to come to, come at, arrive”), equivalent to on- + come. Cognate with Dutch aankomen (“to arrive”), German ankommen (“to arrive”), Swedish ankomma (“to arrive”).

oncome · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromoncome“an attack”
  2. English todayoncome

From Middle English oncome (“an attack”), equivalent to on- + come. Compare Old English ancuman (“to arrive, come upon, happen”). More at ancome, income.

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