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.

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: upcomen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ūpcuman

Verwant aan Fries: opkomme

Verwant aan Nederlands: opkomen

Verwant aan Duits: aufkommen

Verwant aan Deens: opkomme

Verwant aan IJslands: 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”).