Where does “foregone” come from?
Foregone derives from the past participle of English forego, which comes from Middle English forgon and Old English forgān, meaning to go before or precede.
foregone (English): past participle of forego; previous, former;...
Definitions
- past participle of forego; previous, former;...
Ancestry of “foregone”, 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 |