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

  1. To precede, to go before; Alternative spelling of...

Ancestry of “forego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforgan—
2Old Englishforegānto precede, stand out, go before; forego
3Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
4Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “forego”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →