Where does “forelend” come from?
forelend (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.
forelend (English): to lend in advance
Definitions
- to lend in advance
Ancestry of “forelend”, step by step
forelend 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 lend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lend | The lumbar region; loin; The loins; flank;... |
| 2 | English | len | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lenen | to lean |
| 4 | Old English | lǣnan | to lend; give, grant, lease |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laihnijan | to loan, lend |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laihnijaną | to loan, lend |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laihną | that which is lent, loan; fief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |