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tocomen

“tocomen” is a Middle English word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. To come to; approach.

Etymology

From Old English tōcuman (“to come, arrive”), from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to to- + comen. Cognate with Scots tocum (“to arrive, arrive at, encounter, happen”), Dutch toekomen (“to forward, deserve, merit, suffice”), German zukommen (“to come on, benefit, become”).

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