Where does “forgo” come from?

Forgo comes from Middle English forgon, from Old English forgān, meaning to go before or pass by.

forgo (English): To let pass, to leave alone, to let go; To do...

Definitions

  1. To let pass, to leave alone, to let go; To do...

Ancestry of “forgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforgonto go by, pass up
2Old Englishforgānto go away, forgo

Words derived from “forgo”

Every word from Old English forgān →Every word from Middle English forgon →