forthcome

Etymology 1

From Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to forth- + come.

verb

  1. To come forth.
    By dropping a penny in the slot, the gas was forthcoming, and when a penny's worth had forthcome the supply was automatically shut off. 1903, Jack London, The People of the Abyss
    The crowd slowly dissolved as news from doctors and Service upstairs failed to forthcome. 1996, David Foster Wallace, Girl with Curious Hair

Etymology 2

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English forþcyme (“a forthcoming”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kumiz (“coming”), equivalent to forth- + come. Cognate with German Fortkommen (“advancement”).

noun

  1. (obsolete) A coming forth.

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