Where does “foreshew” come from?
foreshew (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.
foreshew (English): Archaic form of foreshow
Definitions
- Archaic form of foreshow
Ancestry of “foreshew”, step by step
foreshew 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 shew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shew | Archaic spelling of show; simple past tense of... |
| 2 | English | show | To display, to have somebody see; To bestow; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | schewen | to show |
| 4 | Old English | scēawian | to look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skawwōną | to look, see, watch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |