upcome

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An ascent, climb; a way up.
2. An outward appearance, especially pertaining to the future; a promising aspect or outlook.
3. A comment, saying, expression.
4. The final or decisive point; result, outcome.
5. One's upbringing, development from childhood to adulthood.

Verb

To ascend, rise; grow up; come up.

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: upcomen

Geërf van Old English: ūpcuman

Verwante met Fries: opkomme

Verwante met Nederlands: opkomen

Verwante met Duits: aufkommen

Verwante met Deens: opkomme

Verwante met Yslands: uppkoma

In summary

From Middle English upcomen, from Old English ūpcuman (“to come up, arise”), from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to up- + come. Cognate with West Frisian opkomme (“to arise, stand up”), Dutch opkomen (“to come up, ascend, occur”), German aufkommen (“to come up, arise, emerge”), Danish opkomme (“to arise, meet”), Icelandic uppkoma (“an outbreak, appearance, arising”).