Where does “forfaint” come from?
forfaint (English) comes from English for, from Middle English for, from Old English fōr, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
forfaint (English): Very faint; languishing; pitiful; arm
Definitions
- Very faint; languishing; pitiful; arm
Ancestry of “forfaint”, step by step
forfaint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English for
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | for | Because, as, since; Towards; in the direction of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | for | for |
| 3 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |