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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforespeakTo foretell, to predict; Alternative spelling of...
2EnglishForeA people of Papua New Guinea
3GermanFahr
4GermanFähreferry
5Middle High Germanverren
6Old High Germanferranafrom afar
7Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
8Proto-West Germanic*ferrō
9Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy