Where does “foreglory” come from?

foreglory (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.

foreglory (English): Glory in advance or occurring ahead of time

Definitions

  1. Glory in advance or occurring ahead of time

Ancestry of “foreglory”, step by step

foreglory 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 glory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgloryGreat or overwhelming beauty or splendour;...
2Middle EnglishgloryAlternative form of glorie
3Old FrenchglorieAlternative form of gloire; glory
4Latinglōriaglory, renown, fame, honor
5Latin-anainflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative...
6Latin-anusOf or pertaining to; -ian
7Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
8Proto-Italic*-om
9Proto-Indo-European*-oHom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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