oncome
English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To arrive; come to; come on.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English oncomen inherited from Old English oncuman inherited from Proto-Germanic *anakwemaną (arrive, come to, come at) affix from English come (comer, arrival).
Origin
English
come
Gloss
comer, arrival
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftercome English
- ancome English
- become English
- come English
- come in English
- come through English
- comeback English
- comedown English
- comeling English
- comeover English
- comer English
- comest English
- cometh English
- coming English
- commeth English
- downcome English
- forecome English
- forthcome English
- fulcome English
- income English
- intercome English
- miscome English
- newcome English
- offcome English
- outcome English
- overcome English
- precome English
- to-come English
- tocome English
- undercome English
- upcome English
- welcome English
- Ankömmling German
- ankommen German
- kommen German
- aan Dutch, Flemish
- aankomeling Dutch, Flemish
- aankomen Dutch, Flemish
- komen Dutch, Flemish
- *anakwemaną Proto-Germanic
- an Swedish
- ankomma Swedish
- komma Swedish
- ancuman Old English
- oncuman Old English
- comen Middle English
- oncomen Middle English
- aencomen Middle Dutch
- aankom Afrikaans
- ankommen Middle Low German
- kam Tok Pisin