Etymology

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