cometh
English
Alternative forms
- commeth
Etymology
From Middle English cometh, cumeþ, comth, cumþ, kimeð, from Old English cymþ, cymeþ, from Proto-Germanic *kwimidi, third person singular indicative of Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to come + -eth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kumt, West Frisian komt, Dutch komt, German Low German kummt, German kommt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʌm.əθ/
Verb
cometh
- (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of come
- Proverb
- Cometh the hour, cometh the man.
- Proverb