Where does “forehall” come from?
forehall (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.
forehall (English): A front hall
Definitions
- A front hall
Ancestry of “forehall”, step by step
forehall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | German | Fahr | — |
| 3 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Hall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hall | Hall class, a class of steam locomotive used on... |
| 2 | Middle English | halle | hall; Alternative form of hale; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Old English | heall | a hall; residence; a large room forming part of a... |
| 4 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 5 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 6 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |