Where does “foredamned” come from?
foredamned (English) comes from English foredamn, 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 — passed , crossed.
foredamned (English): Damned beforehand; simple past tense and past...
Definitions
- Damned beforehand; simple past tense and past...
Ancestry of “foredamned”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foredamn | To damn beforehand or in advance |
| 2 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 3 | German | Fahr | — |
| 4 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 5 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 7 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |