Where does “foremade” come from?
foremade (English) comes from English foremake, 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 — passed , crossed.
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Ancestry of “foremade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | foremake | To make beforehand; make or create in advance |
| 2 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 3 | German | Fahr | — |
| 4 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 5 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 7 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |