Where does “forehanded” come from?
forehanded (English) comes from English forehand, from English fore-, from English Fore, from German Fahr, from German Fähre, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro — passed , crossed.
forehanded (English): Looking to the future; displaying foresight;...
Definitions
- Looking to the future; displaying foresight;...
Ancestry of “forehanded”, step by step
forehanded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forehand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forehand | A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the... |
| 2 | English | fore- | Positioned at or near the front; Before; ahead or... |
| 3 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 4 | German | Fahr | — |
| 5 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 6 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 7 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 8 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |