Where does “foresnatch” come from?
foresnatch (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.
foresnatch (English): To snatch in advance
Definitions
- To snatch in advance
Ancestry of “foresnatch”, step by step
foresnatch 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 snatch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snatch | To grasp and remove quickly; To attempt to seize... |
| 2 | Middle English | snacchen | To snatch (quickly seize or grab) |
| 3 | Old English | snæċċan | to bite, as to taste; nibble |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snakkijaną | — |