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Where does “forewarning” come from?

Forewarning derives from Old English fore- combined with warnian, with the gerundial suffix -ing descending through Middle English and Old English -ing from Proto-Germanic -ungō.

forewarning (English): present participle of forewarn; An advance...

Definitions

  1. present participle of forewarn; An advance...

Ancestry of “forewarning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforwarning—

Words derived from “forewarning”

  • forewarningly
Every word from Middle English forwarning →