Where does “foreking” come from?

foreking (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.

foreking (English): A preceding king; A predecessor on the throne

Definitions

  1. A preceding king; A predecessor on the throne

Ancestry of “foreking”, step by step

foreking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Fore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishForeA people of Papua New Guinea
2GermanFahr
3GermanFähreferry
4Middle High Germanverren
5Old High Germanferranafrom afar
6Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
7Proto-West Germanic*ferrō
8Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English King

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKingradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter K
2Middle Englishkingking monarch
3Old Englishcyningking
4Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
5Proto-West Germanictūnfence
6Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
7Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy