Where does “forebelief” come from?
forebelief (English) comes from English Fore, 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 — passed , crossed.
forebelief (English): A previous belief; Divine foreknowledge; Belief...
Definitions
- A previous belief; Divine foreknowledge; Belief...
Ancestry of “forebelief”, step by step
forebelief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | German | Fahr | — |
| 3 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English belief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | belief | Mental acceptance of a claim as true; Faith or... |
| 2 | Middle English | bileve | belief |
| 3 | Old English | lēafa | belief |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laubu | permission |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laubō | permission |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |