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
- To avow or affirm in advance
Ancestry of “forevouch”, step by step
forevouch 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 vouch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vouch | To take responsibility for; to express confidence... |
| 2 | Middle English | vouchen | — |
| 3 | Old French | vochier | to call; to summon; to claim; to denounce |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *vocico | — |
| 5 | Latin | vocō | to call, summon, beckon (with one's voice) |
| 6 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |