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Where does “forereckoning” come from?

forereckoning (English) comes from English forereckon, 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.

forereckoning (English): present participle of forereckon; Precalculation;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of forereckon; Precalculation;...

Ancestry of “forereckoning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforereckonTo reckon beforehand or in advance; prefigure
2EnglishForeA people of Papua New Guinea
3GermanFahr—
4GermanFähreferry
5Middle High Germanverren—
6Old High Germanferranafrom afar
7Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
8Proto-West Germanic*ferrō—
9Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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