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Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną.
Verb
cuman
- to come
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “kuman”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt (“to step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.
Pronunciation
Verb
cuman
- to come
Hē 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
"To come to " is often expressed with the bare infinitive: Wē cōmon þā sunnan stelan ("We came to steal the sun").
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Descendants
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Noun
cuman m
- milking pail