undercome

English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To come under; experience or suffer the effects of; be affected by; undergo.
  • (transitive) To submit; submit to; subvene
  • (intransitive) To come through.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *undercomen inherited from Old English undercuman (assist, come under, submit) derived from Proto-Germanic *under (between, under) prefix from English come (comer, arrival).

Origin

English

come

Gloss

comer, arrival

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms