Where does “forebring” come from?
forebring (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.
forebring (English): To bring before; bring beforehand
Definitions
- To bring before; bring beforehand
Ancestry of “forebring”, step by step
forebring 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 bring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bring | To transport toward somebody/somewhere; To supply... |
| 2 | Middle English | bryngen | to bring; to (physically) convey or deliver towards |
| 3 | Old English | bringan | to bring |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bringan | to bring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bringaną | to bring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrenḱ- | to deviate, corrupt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |