Where does “forego” come from?
Forego comes from Middle English forgon, from Old English forgān, meaning to go before or precede.
forego (English): To precede, to go before; Alternative spelling of...
Definitions
- To precede, to go before; Alternative spelling of...
Ancestry of “forego”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | forgan | — |
| 2 | Old English | foregān | — |
| 3 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “forego”