Where does “foresnaffle” come from?
foresnaffle (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.
foresnaffle (English): To restrain; prohibit
Definitions
- To restrain; prohibit
Ancestry of “foresnaffle”, step by step
foresnaffle 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 snaffle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snaffle | A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit metal in a horse's mouth. It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and the corners of the mouth, and is often used as a training bit |
| 2 | Dutch | snavel | beak; mouth |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | snavel | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | snaval | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snabulaz | snout; muzzle; mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |