become of, to happen to; be the fate of: What will become of him?
Origin: before 900; Middle English becumen,Old English becuman to come about, happen; cognate with Dutch bekomen,German bekommen,Gothic biqiman.See be-, come
O.E. becuman "happen, come about," also "meet with, arrive," from P.Gmc. *bikweman "become" (cf. Du. bekomen, Ger. bekommen, Goth. biquiman). A compound of be and come; it drove out O.E. weorðan.