Where does “foreready” come from?
foreready (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.
foreready (English): To make ready ahead of time; prepare in advance
Definitions
- To make ready ahead of time; prepare in advance
Ancestry of “foreready”, step by step
foreready 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 ready
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ready | Prepared for immediate action or use; Inclined;... |
| 2 | Middle English | redy | ready |
| 3 | Middle English | irēd | — |
| 4 | Old English | rǣde | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaz | Alternative form of *garaidaz; arranged, ready |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raidijaz | Alternative form of *raidaz |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁dʰ- | to care |