English
forthcome
Forthcome comes from Old English forþcuman ‘to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed,…’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *furþą.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*furþą‘forth’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forþcuman‘to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthcomen
- Englishearliest quotation 1903forthcome
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*furþą‘forth’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forþcuman‘to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthcomen
- Englishearliest quotation 1903forthcome
Earliest quotation: 1903, Jack London: “By dropping a penny in the slot, the gas…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to cross’
first, before, far, per, price, private, support, press, practice, further, report, fear, pre, primary, appreciate, opportunity, prior, prime, prize, pregnant, practical, transport, precious, sport, praise, port, interpretation, privilege, parade, par, ford, ferry, pirate, fare, pardon, primitive, prix, porch, interpreter, pragmatic, 157 more
through Proto-Germanic *furþą ‘forth’
Today it means
verb To come forth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *furþą / forthcome