Where does “forayer” come from?
forayer (English) comes from English foray, from Middle English forrayen, from Old French forrier, from Old French fuerre, from Frankish fōdar, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.
forayer (English): One who makes or joins in a foray
Definitions
- One who makes or joins in a foray
Ancestry of “forayer”, step by step
forayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foray | A sudden or irregular incursion in border... |
| 2 | Middle English | forrayen | to pillage |
| 3 | Old French | forrier | — |
| 4 | Old French | fuerre | hay |
| 5 | Frankish | fōdar | fodder, sheath |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |