Where does “foretage” come from?

foretage (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vornemen, from Proto-Germanic franemaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

foretage (Danish): to undertake, perform

Definitions

  1. to undertake, perform

Ancestry of “foretage”, step by step

foretage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German vornemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvornemen—
2Proto-Germanicfranemanąto take away, plunder
3Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish tåge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtågefog; mist; haze
2Old Danishtakæ—
3Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
4Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “foretage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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