Where does “forewall” come from?

forewall (English) comes from Old English foreweall, from Old English weall, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

forewall (English): The foremost outer wall of a fortification

Definitions

  1. The foremost outer wall of a fortification

Ancestry of “forewall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforewealla rampart or bulwark
2Old Englishweallwall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine
3Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
4Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →
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