Etymology

upcome

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Today it means: To ascend, rise; grow up; come up. Full definition →

Middle English upcomen ← Old English ūpcuman ← Proto-Germanic *upp
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*upp“up”
  2. Old English · inherited fromūpcuman“to come up, arise”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromupcomen
  4. English todayupcome

From Middle English upcomen, from Old English ūpcuman (“to come up, arise”), from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to up- + come. Cognate with West Frisian opkomme (“to arise, stand up”), Dutch opkomen (“to come up, ascend, occur”), German aufkommen (“to come up, arise, emerge”), Danish opkomme (“to arise, meet”), Icelandic uppkoma (“an outbreak, appearance, arising”).

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