comest

English

Alternative forms

• com'st (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt

Proto-Germanic *kwemaną

Proto-West Germanic *kweman

Old English cuman

Middle English comen

English come

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési

Proto-Germanic *-ōsi

Proto-West Germanic *-ōs

Old English -ast

Middle English -est

English -est

English comest

From come + -est.

Verb

comest

1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of come
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 23:25:

     When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

Anagrams

• Comtes, comets, comtes

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔ.meːst]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔː.mest]

Verb

comēst

1. third-person singular present active indicative of comedō