Where does “forefix” come from?

forefix (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.

forefix (English): To fix or secure in advance; A prefix

Definitions

  1. To fix or secure in advance; A prefix

Ancestry of “forefix”, step by step

forefix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Fore

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

via English fix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfixTo pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To...
2Middle Englishfixena vixen
3Old Englishfyxenvixen
4Proto-West Germanicfuhsinivixen, female fox
5Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
6Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy
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