Where does “forestomach” come from?
forestomach (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.
forestomach (English): The compartments of a ruminant's stomach that...
Definitions
- The compartments of a ruminant's stomach that...
Ancestry of “forestomach”, step by step
forestomach 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 stomach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stomach | An organ in animals that stores food in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | stomak | The stomach or guts of a organism; One's belly;... |
| 3 | Old French | estomac | stomach |
| 4 | Latin | stomachus | gullet, alimentary canal; stomach; taste or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στόμαχος | throat, gullet; stomach; bladder |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στόμα | mouth; face; The source of a river or stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stomn̥ | — |