cometh

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/ˈkʌm.əθ/

A form of come — To move nearer to the point of perspective.

OriginMiddle English cometh ← Old English cymþ ← Proto-Germanic *kwimidi →
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Meanings

verb

alternative commeth

  1. archaicindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of come

    And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer commeth.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 37:19

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*kwemaną“to come”
  2. Proto-Germanic*kwimidi
  3. Old Englishcymþ
  4. Middle Englishcometh
  5. Englishcometh

From Middle English cometh, cumeþ, comth, cumþ, kimeð, from Old English cymþ, cymeþ, from Proto-Germanic *kwimidi, third person singular indicative of Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to come + -eth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kumt, West Frisian komt, Dutch komt, German Low German kummt, German kommt.

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