Where does “foregoing” come from?
Foregoing comes from English forgo, which derives from Middle English forgon, ultimately from Old English forgān meaning to go before or precede.
foregoing (English): Occurring before or in front of something else,...
Definitions
- Occurring before or in front of something else,...
Ancestry of “foregoing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forego | To precede, to go before; Alternative spelling of... |
| 2 | Middle English | forgan | — |
| 3 | Old English | foregān | to precede, stand out, go before; forego |
| 4 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |