Where does “forefeet” come from?
Forefeet comes from Middle English forefet, a compound of fore- and fet, the plural of foot.
forefeet (English): plural of forefoot
Definitions
- plural of forefoot
Ancestry of “forefeet”, step by step
forefeet traces back through 3 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 feet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feet | plural of foot; Fact; performance; feat |
| 2 | Middle English | feet | plural of fot |
| 3 | Old English | fēt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōtiz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pódes | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Middle English forefet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forefet | — |