Where does “foreshank” come from?
foreshank (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.
foreshank (English): The upper part of the foreleg of cattle; A cut of...
Definitions
- The upper part of the foreleg of cattle; A cut of...
Ancestry of “foreshank”, step by step
foreshank 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 shank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shank | The part of the leg between the knee and the... |
| 2 | Middle English | schanke | leg, limb; shank, shin; leg fur |
| 3 | Middle High German | schenken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scenken | to pur in, give drink to, water |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skankijan | to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skankijaną | to skew, tilt, tip; to pour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |