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Where does “formake” come from?

formake (English) comes from English for-, from Middle English for-, from Old English for-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

formake (English): To make over again; repair

Definitions

  1. To make over again; repair

Ancestry of “formake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfor-Far, away; from, out; Completely; to the fullest...
2Middle Englishfor-—
3Old Englishfor-wrongly, away from, astray, abstention,...
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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