Forthcome

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 *furþa- ("forth"), *kwemaną ("to come"), equivalent to - + come.

Full definition of forthcome

Verb

1. To come forth.
• 1996, David Foster Wallace, Girl with curious hair:The crowd slowly dissolved as news from doctors and Service upstairs failed to forthcome.
• 1903, Jack London, The people of the abyss: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.

Derived terms

• forthcoming

From Middle English, from Old English forþcyme ("a forthcoming"), from Proto-Germanic *furþa- ("forth"), *kumiz ("coming"), equivalent to - + come. Cognate with German Fortkommen ("advancement").

Noun

1. (obsolete) A coming forth.