Where does “forebode” come from?

forebode (English) comes from Middle English foreboden, from Old English forebodian, from Proto-Germanic furaibudōną — to proclaim, lere, instruct.

forebode (English): To predict a future event; to hint at something...

Definitions

  1. To predict a future event; to hint at something...

Ancestry of “forebode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforeboden—
2Old Englishforebodianto announce, declare, forebode
3Proto-Germanicfuraibudōnąto proclaim, lere, instruct

Words derived from “forebode”

Every word from Proto-Germanic furaibudōną →Every word from Old English forebodian →Every word from Middle English foreboden →
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