Where does “foreslay” come from?
foreslay (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.
foreslay (English): To slay beforehand or in advance
Definitions
- To slay beforehand or in advance
Ancestry of “foreslay”, step by step
foreslay 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 slay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slay | To kill, murder; To eradicate or stamp out; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | sleen | To strike, beat, or hit |
| 3 | Old English | slēan | to hit, strike, slay; to strike, beat, smite; to... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |