Where does “forebuy” come from?
forebuy (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.
forebuy (English): To buy beforehand; accept or receive in advance
Definitions
- To buy beforehand; accept or receive in advance
Ancestry of “forebuy”, step by step
forebuy 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 buy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buy | To obtain in exchange for money or goods; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | byen | to buy |
| 3 | Old English | bycġan | to buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | buggjan | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bugjaną | to deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |