Where does “forespurrer” come from?
forespurrer (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.
forespurrer (English): One who spurs or rides ahead; a harbinger
Definitions
- One who spurs or rides ahead; a harbinger
Ancestry of “forespurrer”, step by step
forespurrer traces back through 3 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 Spur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Spur | someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a... |
| 2 | Middle English | spure | Alternative form of spore; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | spora | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spurō | spur |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |