Where does “foreglance” come from?
foreglance (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.
foreglance (English): A glance that is forward or beforehand
Definitions
- A glance that is forward or beforehand
Ancestry of “foreglance”, step by step
foreglance 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 glance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glance | To look briefly; To graze at a surface; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | glenchen | (of a weapon) to glance, graze |
| 3 | Old French | glacier | to slip, make slippery; to slip, slide |
| 4 | Frankish | glīdan | to slide, glide; to glide, to slide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |