Where does “forespeaking” come from?
forespeaking (English) comes from English forespeak, 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 — passed , crossed.
forespeaking (English): present participle of forespeak; A foretelling; a...
Definitions
- present participle of forespeak; A foretelling; a...
Ancestry of “forespeaking”, step by step
forespeaking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forespeak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forespeak | To foretell, to predict; Alternative spelling of... |
| 2 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 3 | German | Fahr | — |
| 4 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 5 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 7 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |