Where does “forehandedness” come from?
forehandedness (English) comes from English forehanded, 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 — passed , crossed.
forehandedness (English): Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness; Action...
Definitions
- Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness; Action...
Ancestry of “forehandedness”, step by step
forehandedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forehanded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forehanded | Looking to the future; displaying foresight;... |
| 2 | English | forehand | A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the... |
| 3 | English | fore- | Positioned at or near the front; Before; ahead or... |
| 4 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 5 | German | Fahr | — |
| 6 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 7 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 8 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 9 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |