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Where does “Fore” come from?

Fore (English) comes from German Fahr, from German Fähre, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy — passed , crossed.

Fore (English): A people of Papua New Guinea

Definitions

  1. A people of Papua New Guinea

Ancestry of “Fore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFahr—
2GermanFähreferry
3Middle High Germanverren—
4Old High Germanferranafrom afar
5Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
6Proto-West Germanic*ferrō—
7Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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