Where does “forban” come from?
forban (English) comes from Middle English forbannen, from Middle English for-, from Old English for-, 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.
forban (English): To exile; banish
Definitions
- To exile; banish
Ancestry of “forban”, step by step
forban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English forbannen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forbannen | to banish |
| 2 | Middle English | for- | for |
| 3 | Old English | for- | wrongly, away from, astray, abstention,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old French forbenir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | forbenir | to banish |
| 2 | Frankish | *frabannijan | — |