cuman

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną.

Verb

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cuman

  1. to come

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: cōmen
    • Dutch: komen, kommen
      • Afrikaans: kom
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: kumu
      • Javindo: kom
      • Jersey Dutch: kôme
      • Negerhollands: kom
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: kum, com, come
    • Limburgish: kómme

Further reading

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  • kuman”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt (to step), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cuman

  1. to come
    cōm hām ġiestran niht swīðe late.
    He came home last night so late.
    Hwanon cōme þū?
    Where did you come from?
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"
      Ēlā, hwænne cymð sē Hǣlend?
      Ah! when will the Saviour come?
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"
      Hāt cuman tō mē þone cristenan mann...
      Bid the Christian man come to me,...
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      Wē sind eall cuman on þissum līfe, and ūre eard nis nā hēr, ac wē sind hēr swelċe weġfērende menn. Ān cymþ, ōðer færeþ. Sē biþ ācenned, sē ōðer forþfæreþ and rȳmþ him setl.
      We are all guests in this life, and our home is not here, but we're here as wayfaring people. One person comes, another goes. One is born, another dies and makes them room.

Usage notes

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"To come to [do something]" is often expressed with the bare infinitive: Wē cōmon þā sunnan stelan ("We came to steal the sun").

Conjugation

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Descendants

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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cuman m

  1. milking pail