Where does “forenamed” come from?
forenamed (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.
forenamed (English): previously named; aforementioned
Definitions
- previously named; aforementioned
Ancestry of “forenamed”, step by step
forenamed traces back through 3 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 named
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | named | Having a name; simple past tense and past... |
via Middle English forenamed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forenamed | — |