Where does “foretriangle” come from?
foretriangle (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.
foretriangle (English): A triangular space on a sailing ship between the...
Definitions
- A triangular space on a sailing ship between the...
Ancestry of “foretriangle”, step by step
foretriangle 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 triangle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triangle | A polygon with three sides and three angles; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | triangle | — |
| 3 | Old French | triangle | — |
| 4 | Latin | triangulum | triangle; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 6 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |