Where does “forevouch” come from?

forevouch (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.

forevouch (English): To avow or affirm in advance

Definitions

  1. To avow or affirm in advance

Ancestry of “forevouch”, step by step

forevouch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Fore

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

via English vouch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvouchTo take responsibility for; to express confidence...
2Middle Englishvouchen
3Old Frenchvochierto call; to summon; to claim; to denounce
4Vulgar Latin*vocico
5Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
6Latinvōxvoice
7Proto-Italicwōksvoice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós