Where does “forewrought” come from?
forewrought (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.
forewrought (English): Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance;...
Definitions
- Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance;...
Ancestry of “forewrought”, step by step
forewrought 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 wrought
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wrought | Having been worked or prepared somehow; simple... |
| 2 | Middle English | worchen | To perform or accomplish: to carry out |
| 3 | Old English | wyrċan | to make; to work |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wurkijan | to work |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *wurkijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥ǵyéti | to be working, to be at work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |