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Where does “forefemur” come from?

forefemur (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.

forefemur (English): The foremost part of the femur in the arthropod...

Definitions

  1. The foremost part of the femur in the arthropod...

Ancestry of “forefemur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishForeA people of Papua New Guinea
2GermanFahr—
3GermanFähreferry
4Middle High Germanverren—
5Old High Germanferranafrom afar
6Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
7Proto-West Germanic*ferrō—
8Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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